Bloomberg Opinion - In 2018, Burberry destroyed $38 million worth of luxury stock that it couldn't sell. They weren't alone: High-end retailers have traditionally sought to destroy goods they couldn't sell in
Amazon isn't alone in reportedly destroying unsold goods. Nike, Burberry, H&M and others have also come under fire for torching their own products.
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Luxury Brands Prefer to Burn Millions of Dollars' Worth of Clothes To Letting 'Wrong' Shoppers Buy Them At Discount
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Bonfire of the vanities: Why Burberry's admission it burns unsold stock might just help the fashion industry
Burberry has come under fire for burning its unsold clothes but it's 'commonplace' within the fashion industry | South China Morning Post
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