M&S has revealed a brand-new service which will give your clothes a second life. Shoppers have been raving "great idea" at the new service which is set to launch for as little as £5. 1 M&S to launch a brand new service to give your clothes a new life Credit: Alamy M&S is introducing a clothing repair service in partnership with Sojo, a specialist repair and tailoring business established in 2021.
Based on recent data from the supermarket, just 10% of people feel competent enough to fix clothes on their own, and 60% of customers want more services that help them reduce their carbon footprint from stores. In a bid to keep up with sustainable fashion demands, the retailer will allow customers to book a range of services from zip replacement to knitwear mending. Shoppers will be able to access the services via M&S Fixed by Soho Online hub.
The retailer announced that M&S clothing repairs will begin at £5 and customers can expect their items to be sent off, fixed, and returned to them in ten days. Richard Price, the managing director of clothing and home at M&S, said: "At M&S, exceptional quality products are at the heart of everything we do, and we want to ensure that all our clothes are too good to waste." The new initiative is set to kick off this August as M&S sets its sight to tackle textile waste.
The retailer, citing WRAP NGO, reported that 1.6 billion clothes in our wardrobes in the UK alone aren't being used, or 31 pieces on average per person. Most read in Money LIFE'S.
