The Impact of Fast Fashion and the Rise of MegaPaka

Guatemala-based Megapaca is the number one importer of used clothing from the United States. The company has seen massive success in secondhand retail in Latin America, and now they have their sights set on expanding to the US.

Bloomberg’s Adam Minter walks us through this complex, data-driven operation. And Megapaca's back-office manager Jose Rivera talks about the company’s ethos and its goal to become the leading seller of used clothing in the world.

Read more: The Massive Guatemalan Operation That Wants to Sell Americans Their Old Clothes Back

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