Sole Responsibility is a UK sustainable resale business specialising in resale and take-back of seconds, diverting sub‑prime clothing and footwear from landfill by reselling and refurbishing stock for retailers and consumers.
Circularity Relevance
Core
Platform explicitly focuses on resale, take‑back and refurbishment of clothing and footwear to divert items from landfill-direct circular activity. Source: Sole Responsibility, 2025
Circular Role
DirectEnabler
Operates its own resale shop and eBay stores and directly handles stock collection, refurbishment and sales. Source: Sole Responsibility, 2025
Circular Type
CircularRetailer
• Products
• B2C
• B2B
Functions as a circular retailer selling physical products (clothing and footwear). Facilitates B2C sales via its shop and eBay stores and works B2B with retailers/brands as suppliers. Source: Sole Responsibility, 2025
R Strategy
R3 - Reuse, R5 - Refurbish
Primary strategies are reuse (R3) via resale and refurbish (R5) via advertised refurbished items and refurbishment of branded gym wear. Source: Sole Responsibility, 2025
Circular Business Model
Resale / Second-hand, Take-back / Buy-back
Site states the business specialises in resale and take‑back of seconds and operates eBay resale stores and purchase schemes for suppliers. Source: Sole Responsibility, 2025
Organisational Type
ForProfit
Operates commercial resale shops and eBay stores, sells products to consumers and works with retail partners-typical for a for‑profit business model. Source: Sole Responsibility, 2025
Sector
Fashion & Textiles
Website describes the business as a sustainable resale specialist for clothing and footwear, focusing on sub‑prime, returned and seconds stock. Source: Sole Responsibility, 2025
Geographical Reach
National
• United Kingdom
Primary presence and operations referenced with UK eBay stores and UK retail partners (e.g. JD Sports); contact details use UK domains. Source: Sole Responsibility, 2025
Hardware Component
None
No evidence that the organisation supplies or depends on specialised hardware to deliver services; activity is retail/resale and refurbishment. Source: Sole Responsibility, 2025
Tech Map Relevance
Meets inclusion criteria as a direct circular economy operator: operates resale and take-back services online and via eBay stores, directly enabling reuse and refurbishment. Source: Sole Responsibility, 2025
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