Beyond Retro is one of the UK’s most recognisable names in vintage fashion, combining retail, online, wholesale and upcycling to keep millions of garments in circulation and out of landfill. Founded in 2002 and now part of the Bank & Vogue group, the company is a leading voice for resale and circular fashion solutions at scale.

A true trailblazer, Beyond Retro has built a reputation as the go-to destination for fashion-forward originals. Offering the largest selection of handpicked vintage clothing for style-conscious shoppers, its show-stopping stores and thriving online platform celebrate style through the decades. In a world dominated by fast fashion, Beyond Retro provides on-trend alternatives without the heavy carbon footprint,  consistently innovating to make a lasting impact on the fashion landscape and contributing to a much-needed circular economy.

What Beyond Retro does

Every garment entering Beyond Retro’s system is hand-sorted and graded:

• Resale: The best pieces are sold through UK and global stores or online.
• Wholesale: Vast volumes are supplied to international second-hand markets, extending garment lifecycles worldwide.
• Upcycling: Through the Beyond Retro Label, unsellable stock is reworked into new collections, proving waste can be reimagined as fashion.

At the core is a commitment to zero to landfill, ensuring every item is reused, repurposed, or responsibly recycled.

Who Beyond Retro works with

As part of Bank & Vogue, one of the largest traders of pre-loved textiles globally, Beyond Retro is plugged into a worldwide reuse and recycling network. With advanced in-house processes and analytical capabilities, they are digitising and processing thousands of garments each month for ecommerce. This expertise positions them to support major global brands with scalable circular solutions.

Notable collaborations include Converse, Wrangler, Urban Outfitters, Coach, Coachtopia, ThredUp and Seasalt – proving that legacy and contemporary brands alike can build a circular future.

Bank & Vogue itself began in the early 1990s, when Steven Bethell and Helene Carter-Bethell started providing services to the Salvation Army from their basement. Today, the group combines decades of expertise in wholesale, retail, circular design, recycling, upcycling and manufacturing to tackle the world’s overwhelming surplus of “stuff” helping to define and build a closed-loop economy.

In numbers

• Millions of garments diverted from landfill since 2002
• 10+ stores across the UK, Sweden and beyond, plus a strong online platform
• Thousands of garments weekly supplied through wholesale
• Growth of the Beyond Retro Label, transforming waste into new collections

What’s next

Looking ahead, Beyond Retro is expanding the reach of second-hand fashion, scaling its upcycling operations, and working with fibre-to-fibre innovators to feed textiles into new recycling streams.  As the company puts it:

“Our goal is simple – to make second-hand first choice – By keeping clothing in circulation, we can help build a fashion system that values longevity, creativity and responsibility.”

How to Work with Beyond Retro

Beyond Retro offers a proven model for resale, wholesale and upcycling at scale, alongside opportunities to collaborate on circular fashion projects. For partnership opportunities, contact Beyond Retro by emailing UKFT at info@ukft.org for a direct introduction.

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