MADRID, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Zara will offer its service

for selling, repairing or donating secondhand clothes in the

United States by the end of October as a way of prolonging their

life cycle and reducing waste, its owner Inditex said on

Wednesday.

Zara's 'Pre-Owned' platform is already running in 16

European countries, after launching in Britain in November 2022.

Inditex previously said it was committed to

operating the platform in all strategic markets by 2025 as part

of its strategy to also help reduce raw material consumption.

The service is available through Zara stores, its website

and an app in countries including Spain, France and Germany.

Zara has not yet disclosed data on how many customers have

used the service in the markets where it is available, but

Inditex CEO Oscar Garcia Maceiras said its online platforms

receive more than 22 million visitors per day.

Other fast fashion retailers such as H&M also offer products

for resale. Secondhand H&M items are available in the U.S. via a

stand-alone website through a partnership with ThredUp ( TDUP ).

Zara will also launch live shopping shows in the U.S., as

well as other key markets such as Spain, Canada, France, Italy,

Germany, Britain, Ireland and The Netherlands in the coming

months, the Inditex CEO said after reporting first-half

earnings.

Five-hour long live shopping shows in China, broadcast

weekly on Douyin, TikTok's Chinese sister site, have helped

boost Zara's sales since they launched in November, retail

analytics firm EDITED said.