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Built a system for fashion returns that turns waste into value looking for feedback

I’ve been working on something for fashion e-commerce brands and wanted to share it here for feedback.
Most fashion brands treat returns as pure loss:
reverse logistics cost, unsold stock, and waste.
I built WeaveCycle to change that.
It’s a returns optimization layer for Shopify brands that routes every return into one of four paths:
restock (if truly resale-ready)
resale (discount / outlet / secondary channel)
repair (bring items back into sellable condition)
recycle (material recovery instead of landfill)
The key idea is not just handling returns, but tracking recovered value per item per return route, so brands can actually see what their “waste” is worth in real terms.
Early direction is focused on D2C fashion brands on Shopify, especially those doing meaningful volume in the EU / UK / US.
I’m currently trying to validate:
whether brands already feel pain strongly enough here
what systems they’re using today (if any) beyond manual RMA workflows
where this sits in their stack (ERP, returns portal, 3PL, etc.)
If anyone here has experience with:
running a fashion brand
working in ecommerce ops / logistics
or building returns / reverse logistics systems
I’d appreciate honest feedback on whether this is actually a real wedge or just “nice-to-have infrastructure.”

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