Secondhand clothing shopping spikes as Americans look to spend less and save money

NewsWorldAmericasSecondhand clothing shopping spikes as Americans look to spend less and save moneyShoppers are not only buying from secondhand retailers more but are also spending less on each purchaseRachel Dobkin in New York Wednesday 22 April 2026 04:28 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2962331","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/secondhand-clothing-shopping-economy-b2962331.html","title":"Secondhand clothing shopping spikes as Americans look to spend less and save money"}}CloseRelated: Pete Buttigieg shreds CNBC host on Iran war and Trump's broken inflation promisesThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"Americas","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isCl...