CALGARY — Lululemon has made its Like New branded resale programme available to Canadian customers for the first time, using a new Calgary facility operated by Tersus Solutions to process returned products.
The launch gives the Vancouver-headquartered athleticwear brand a domestic route for cleaning, conditioning, grading and fulfilling second-hand garments.
Tersus opened the more than 25,000 square foot Calgary site this week. The facility is its first owned and operated location outside the US and its fifth in North America.
The announcement marks a Canadian extension for Like New, which Lululemon launched as a US pilot in 2021 before making it available nationwide in the US in April 2022.
The programme allows customers to trade in eligible used Lululemon clothing for an e-gift card and buy second-hand products online. The company has not yet set out which Canadian stores will accept trade-ins, nor published expected resale volumes.
Calgary is the next step in building recommerce infrastructure and solutions where our brand partners operate
Peter Whitcomb, chief executive of Tersus Solutions, said: “Calgary is the next step in building recommerce infrastructure and solutions where our brand partners operate and is a natural extension of our US footprint.”
The site will be led by Steve Bommer, general manager of Tersus Solutions Canada. Bommer previously co-founded Calgary outdoor apparel company Spirit West and repair and alterations service Tread Litely.
“I’m proud to lead this team as we bring Tersus’s recommerce capabilities to Canada,” said Bommer. “This facility delivers the same high-quality standards our partners expect, with the additional speed and care that comes from being local.”
Tersus uses liquid carbon dioxide (CO2) in place of conventional water-based laundering for much of its cleaning. The company said the process saved 2.6 million gallons of water in 2025, although it did not provide independently verified lifecycle data for the Calgary operation.
The supplier said local processing could reduce shipping distances and turnaround times for Canadian resale stock. Those potential savings will depend on collection, distribution and final-delivery routes, which were not disclosed.
Lululemon has previously said Like New forms part of its wider effort to extend product use and reduce waste. Its 2022 US rollout followed a pilot launched the previous year, as the company identified resale as one route towards a more circular product model.
