Two years after a launch in the fashion sector, the French repair "bonus" is struggling to scale up. The main reason is a limited pool of repairers constrained by poor recruitment. We share an analysis from Elsa Chassagnette, Head of the Repair Fund at eco-organisation Refashion.
While the repair bonus scheme was extended to underwear and household linen categories in 2025, the number of repairs supported by the bonus has only grown moderately last year. In 2025, adoption levelled off, held back by recruitment challenges among repairers. “791,000 repairs were carried out and financed by the bonus between January 1 and December 31, 2025”, Elsa Chassagnette, Head of Refashion’s Repair Fund, told mind Retail. This represents a year-on-year increase of 10.2%.
In 2025, 1,548
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Morgane Monteiro
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Journaliste économique pour mind Retail depuis 2024, j’analyse la transformation digitale du commerce.