Glossary

What Does It Mean?

The vocabulary of textile deadstock, surplus, and circularity — named plainly.

B2B marketplace for textile excess

HIDNstock is business-to-business only. Brands, sorting facilities, remakers, and industrial buyers trade deadstock and sorted surplus at scale — with matchmaking and traceability built in.

Also known as: NOS, Old Stock, Overstock

What is deadstock?

Deadstock refers to unsold inventory, leftover fabrics, or finished garments that were never sold to consumers.

Remake, Redesign & Upcycling

Remake

Commissioned transformation

Remake is the process where brands commission skilled artisans or companies to transform their excess inventory into new products.

Redesign

Creative reinterpretation

Redesign involves taking existing garments or materials and reimagining them with a new design perspective.

Upcycling

Value elevation

Upcycling is the creative process of transforming discarded materials into new items of higher quality or value.

Infrastructure for circularity at scale

Excess into revenue. Surplus into sourcing. One channel, verified on both sides.