Meet Trove: the startup helping Patagonia and Levi’s cash in on the resale boom on.forbes.com/6019HeG3f 
Second hand clothing is the hottest trend in apparel, and big brands are suddenly happy to make the profits—but avoid the headaches—by outsourcing the grimy work to tiny Trove
“It’s soup to nuts,” says Andy Ruben, the nine-year-old startup’s cofounder and CEO, whose operation helps companies capitalize on used goods that their customers would ordinarily pawn at vintage shops or dump into landfills
“It’s resale in a box.” Ruben operates behind the scenes to power resale offerings for Patagonia, REI, Levi’s, Arc’teryx, Taylor Stitch and Eileen Fisher
Trove handles the messy logistics of taking back merchandise and preparing it for resale, managing the online listings and shipping the merchandise in each brand’s own packaging
The company says it’s in talks with 15 additional brands and is set to double revenue this year from an estimated $20 million in 2020
It’s a one-stop shop for retail’s unsexy new trend: used clothes on.forbes.com/6019HeG3f
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