Apparel Company To Bring 300 Jobs To Gwinnett

DULUTH, GA -- A San Francisco-based apparel company plans to open a warehouse and distribution center in Gwinnett County, creating about 300 jobs, Gov. Nathan Deal announced Tuesday.

thredUP, an online marketer of secondhand women's and children's clothing, will retrofit and upgrade an existing facility at 2670 Breckinridge Blvd. in unincorporated Gwinnett County near Duluth.

"thredUP's decision to grow its business here in Georgia is a direct reflection of our first-rate workforce and the ease of access we provide to the company's online customer base," Deal said in a news release. "These are critical components for innovative companies like thredUP to continue growing. I am confident thredUP will benefit from the wealth of resources that make Georgia the No. 1 state for business."

The newly created jobs will include inspection, quality assurance and inventory and HR management.

"We’re excited to put down roots here in Duluth and to have access to the area’s tremendous high-quality workforce as we build out our team," said John Voris, chief operating officer of thredUP. "By opening new distribution centers in strategic locations across the country, thredUP is able to increase processing capacity, while also offering faster shipping transit times and more localized, seasonally relevant inventory."

thredUP both buys and sells used women's and kid's clothing.

The company pioneered the Clean Out Bag, a way for consumers to sell clothes they are no longer wearing.

thredUP accepts clothing from more than 25,000 women's and children's brands and resells the items for up to 90 percent off the original retail prices.

Learn more about job opportunities with thredUP at https://www.thredup.com/p/careers.

(Image via thredUP.com)