Childrenswear reselling brand dotte has announced the decision to close its marketplace. The brand has shared that it has explored every available option to keep it alive and thriving, but in the current climate, it is impossible for it to continue. From Thursday 20 April at 5 PM the marketplace will completely shut. No sales will be accepted beyond this point and all listings and accounts will close. All sellers will be paid money owed in their final dotte paycheck on 28 April, via a 3rd party payment processor, Stripe. For more information click here.

Co-founders of dotted, Louise and Samantha said: "Nearly three years ago we set out to make second hand feel better than shopping new. Frustrated by the lack of options for reselling our kids' clothes and confronted with stacks of unworn items building up at home, we embarked on a joint mission to make parents' lives easier at the same time as doing our bit for the planet."

"And we’re so proud of the 27,000 strong dotte community that now exists, all working together to slow down the fastest area of fashion. We have rehomed over 4000 kg of kidswear, created a fashion destination for time-poor parents to discover amazing new brands, partnered with some of our favourite retailers - and built and launched an app!"

"We want to say a big thank you so much to all of our community, brand partners, supporters and dotte advocates for everything over the last 3 years. We have achieved a huge amount and we couldn’t have done it without you."