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Recommerce Solutions - We are the Backbone
of Recommerce™
Partnering for profits and for purpose
Whether through a recommerce platform or as part of a warranty program, Tersus Solutions enables our partners to drive new and incremental revenue and profit streams, achieve a new level of clean, and increase used garments life all while shrinking their environmental footprint.
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A path for every piece of clothing, footwear or gear.
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As the backbone of the recommerce industry, Tersus Solutions has successfully closed the loop in textile circularity by offering a full suite of services under one roof. Supporting brands and consumers alike, our solutions drive transformational progress in the textile industry from firefighter gear and PPE to a new model of responsible consumption in retail.
What we do
OUR PARTNERS
Partnering with leading brands and retailers.
WHY WE EXIST
Textile circularity is the only solution to one of the largest polluting industries in the world.
We remonetize any used textile product.
Tersus Solutions supports partners up and down the value chain and across recommerce channels with the greatest operational efficiency. Regardless of the source or the destination, Tersus Solutions has all of the in-house capabilities to optimize the first touch of used textiles.
Recommerce
Our single-SKU services allows brands to monetize otherwise dead inventory by reviving and restoring the garment for resale.
Sort
Completely customized and unique to each brand, our team sorts and grades each garment per our customers’ specifications.
Clean
Liquid CO2 cleaning system increases a garment’s useful life and maximizes the positive environmental impact of your rental or recommerce program.
Repair
From button and zipper to stitching and heat seal repairs, our team helps keep garments in use longer and out of the landfill.
Condition Grade
Completely customized and unique to each brand, our team sorts and grades each garment per our customers’ specifications.
Quality Control
Expert quality control to ensure the secondhand items are going to their second home in the best possible condition.
Steam & Finish
High volume steaming or detailed finishing work, our team can deliver finishing solutions to ensure garments are in the best condition possible.
Single SKU Logistics
From shipment receipt, processing and inventorying, to pick, pack, and ship, we handle all of our customers’ logistical needs for all one of a kind used items.
Online Recommerce
As the leading single-SKU operator, we integrate with front-end recommerce providers to bring online storefronts to life with our suite of services.
Trade-in
We can receive and process traded in items directly from customers or from stores and integrate with a variety of trade-in technology platforms.
Rework & Upcycle
Tersus Solutions challenges the notion of what is “end of use” through upcycling & rework services.
Designed Repairs
Unique one-off repairs showcasing any mix of materials or colorways that a brand partner requests or approves.
Hybrid Garments
Combining two or more damaged or end of life products to create one usable garment that preserves brand integrity and function.
Remanufacturing
Small or large volume rework projects repairing factory defects or cleaning contaminated products to restore them to as-new condition.
Remanufacturing Post-Consumer
Upcycling end of life product into completely new one of a kind creations that reset the product life cycle, save materials from the waste stream, and remonitize liabilities.
Rework & Upcycle-as-a-Service
There comes a point in time when a garment reaches the end of its usable life or new garments needs a fix to make it sellable. Most of these items would end up in the landfill. However, significant value can still be captured from these textiles.
The Tersus Solution's design team takes these end-of-life garments and diverts them from the landfill by extracting all usable parts from the garments and combining these parts to create a completely unique upcycled garment that meets the highest quality standards. Our team designs and produces one of a kind garment masterpieces.
For items that are new off the factory line and that have a defect, we can often restore these goods back to first quality through our rework solutions. Whether a backpack needing a new stitch or a jacket missing a sewn baffle, we have handled it all.
Recycle
When an item hits its functional end of life, we can recycle, donate or decommission the item. With our proprietary collection system and clean-tech IP, we can maximize the value of all the raw materials that we receive and process.
Recycle
We offer the leading down recycling solution in the market today. Our proprietary clean-tech and separation processes allows us to recycle down and to produce a superior raw down material.
Donate/Liquidate
We work with our partners to identify and work with a network of donation and liquidation partners for product that they can't resell but would like to keep in use.
Outdoor & Athletic
Tersus Solutions works with leading outdoor and athletic brands from REI, The North Face, Arc'teryx, Cotopaxi, and Patagonia, to Allbirds and New Balance, to clean, repair, and repurpose garments, outdoor gear, and accessories for resale, upcycling, and recycling.
We handle anything from athletic garments to outdoor gear.
Whether it’s a technical shell, legging, or backpacking tent, Tersus Solutions has successfully closed the loop in textile circularity for outdoor and athletic brands by finding a path for every garment, accessory or outdoor gear. Our solutions drive transformational progress in the industry and enable a new model of responsible consumption
In February 2022, The North Face was seeking a partner to power the branded operations for Renewed. Tersus Solutions was operationally ready within 6 weeks and the business launched ahead of schedule, barely missing a beat. With refreshed operational horse-power the Renewed business is on track to double in 2023 and continues to be a critical part of The North Face's business strategy.
Feb 2022:
The North Face US partners with Tersus Solutions and Archive to build branded resale site and a warehouse management tool.
March 2022:
150,000 items processed via Tersus Solutions and Archive WMS. Site launched in April.
Fall 2022:
Launched in-store takeback at 100+ locations.
Renewed added to the North Face universal navigation.
2023:
Renewed projected to more than double in volume.
Our history with Patagonia is long and varied. We have supported the Patagonia team with product launches, operationally powering Worn Wear with our clean-tech and repair services and helped them unlock a new Worn Wear store format in 2022. Their love of our clean-tech drove them to invest in our business via their Tin Shed venture arm in 2018.
2013:
Patagonia develops proprietary Encapsil water-resistant down jacket and the only way to clean it is with Tersus Solutions’ technology. We set up a comprehensive cleaning program directly for Patagonia's customers.
2017:
Patagonia’s Worn Wear becomes one of Tersus Solutions’ first customers.
2022:
Tersus Solutions takes on all Worn Wear repairs.Worn wear opens a dedicated Chicago store & Tersus Solutions handles all logistics.
Fashion & Luxury
Tersus Solutions works with leading fashion and luxury brands such as Faherty, MM Lafleur, Canada Goose, and Ralph Lauren to clean, repair and repurpose high-end garments, shoes and accessories for resale, upcycling and recycling.
Faherty is a emerging as a leader in sustainability and resale. We are fortunate to play a role in powering the operations for this groundbreaking business and brand, who is helping shape a new model of profitable resale.
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2022:
Faherty launched P2P resale with Archive
2023:
With success in P2P, Faherty asks Tersus Solutions to power their managed resale channel and do processing, sorting, cleaning, QC, digital check-in, condition grading, tagging and fulfillment for Second Wave
2024:
With much early success, Second Wave expands to add Children's products and Tersus handles all damaged returns from Stores and Faherty's DC.
Footwear
Tersus Solutions is the leader for renewal and resale logistics for footwear brands. We power resale channels for New Balance, Dr. Martens, and renew footwear for The North Face, Allbirds, and Arc'Teryx. Our CO2 cleaning technology is the best way in the world to clean footwear and we have specialized footwear cleaning equipment and processes to restore used shoes to almost new conditions.
New Balance's launch of Reconsidered represented a major milestone for branded resale. Reconsidered firmly establishes the branded resale service model we pioneered and built in conjunction with Archive in early 2022 as the best way for brands to offer resale to their customers. One in which all parties will make a profit, while also delighting customers and disrupting the traditional linear consumption model.

2023:
Tersus starts collecting, cleaning and preparing New Balance footwear for resale
2024:
New Balance launches Reconsidered with in store take back and online resale. Takeback expands to all stores in mid 2024.
We Have Been the Backbone of Branded Recommerce™ for Many Years
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2018
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REI Rentals and Used Gear launches a cleaning partnership
2024
Launch cleaning as a service with Patagonia for their Encapsil jacket
Patagonia Worn Wear becomes our first B2B cleaning customer
2022
2023
Make major push into footwear with launch of New Balance Reconsidered and Dr. Martens ReWair in conjunction with Archive
Launch 6 new resale customers and 8 additional cleaning and repair customers. Onboard Trove as software partner
Launch The North Face in full managed resale program in partnership with Archive and expand offerings to support single SKU logistics

2020
Expand services to include repairs for REI and Patagonia

We are ready for scale
Today, we have over 100k square feet of production and warehouse space.