More than just an independent retail destination, the team behind ReMarket describe their operation as “an innovative physical marketplace dedicated to preloved items and circular fashion”. Opening in 2024, the large Piccadilly location betrays a transition the UK high street is currently undergoing, partly driven by the increasing emphasis on circularity, reuse, recycling and re-loving things that would otherwise have wound up in landfill.
A cutting-edge idea, to say the least, ReMarket “aims to foster creativity and provide a safe space for entrepreneurs, artists, creators, and makers to start, experiment and grow their business.” Launching with six trader posts, visitors can find a variety of lines and styles on offer. Archive X, which has roots in London’s world-famous Brick Lane Vintage Market, brings the high-end designer pieces from brands such as CP Company and Stone Island. Bare Necessities Thrift, which already runs a site on Oxford Road, specialises in 1980s, 90s and 00s sportswear alongside Americana and Y2K Adidas collaborations.
Elsewhere, Cherry Blossom Vintage focuses on womenswear and jewellery, and 28Vintage branches out from its Stockport home with premium outerwear by the likes of The North Face, Helly Hansen, Nike, and Ralph Lauren. All of which just leaves Blank Seams, its workwear and denims, with the emphasis firmly placed on quality rather than big name brands. Alongside this, you’ll find 15 rail spaces for local artists, fashion students and anyone who wants to showcase their own creations, nurturing tomorrow’s designers and ensuring a constant supply of one-offs and completely unique items. In relative infancy at the time of writing, ReMarket has gone to great lengths to future proof itself, too, meaning there are plenty of options for expansions to and remixes of the entire place as demand grows, trends change, and new tenants inevitably choose to get involved in this veritable DIY shopping goldmine.