Etiket: secondhand
Vinted takes over Danish second-hand marketplace Trendsales
Lithuanian e-commerce specialist Vinted UAB has expanded its presence in Scandinavia with an acquisition. On Tuesday, the group announced that it had taken over the Danish online marketplace Trendsales, which…
Ghana: Second-hand clothing floods Accra’s beaches
Image: Vestiaire Collective It takes hours for fisherman Nii Armah and his 30 workers to haul in their heavy nets on busy Korle Gonno Beach in Ghana’s capital Accra. Finally…
Publisher launches platform for trading in second-hand textbooks to reduce study costs | Education
On average, a student spends many hundreds of euros per year on study books. For example, KU Leuven advises students to take into account a budget of 250 to 750…
Secondhand Fusion: Rebelle becomes Vinted
The second-hand platform Vinted announces the closure and integration of its German competitor Rebelle. Vinted already had one in July 2022 Takeover offer for the online platform that specializes in…
How do you recognize counterfeits when buying second-hand? A conversation with Vinted about the verification process
The second-hand marketplace operator Vinted UAB has been around for 15 years. The company was founded by Milda Mitkuté and Justas Janauskas in Lithuania in 2008. Just one year later,…
Christmas rush at clothing racks in second-hand stores: ‘Not just for price’
From glittery dresses and jackets to heels and patent leather shoes. More and more people are buying their Christmas clothes second-hand, they notice at second-hand stores in Den Bosch. “People…
Second-hand clothing is slowly gaining ground in Japan
A second-hand clothing pop-up by Japanese clothing company Uniqlo in Tokyo was not only a first for the company, but also a possible sign of the local population’s dwindling reluctance…
Warm, colorful and above all very unique: at Rixt-Marieke and Bas’s house everything is second-hand, including clothing, jewelry, and even the Christmas decorations | look inside Leeuwarden
Like stepping into a warm bath. You immediately feel at ease at Rixt-Marieke and Bas’s home. Is it the colors and soft fabrics that make it so pleasant? The items…
Survey: Second-hand gifts are more popular for the holidays
When looking for Christmas presents, more people in Germany are turning to second-hand items: 60 percent can imagine giving away second-hand items. Last year it was only 40 percent. This…
Model trains and Nerf guns fly over the counter second-hand: ‘Economic tide plays a role’
Saint Nicholas increasingly finds second-hand gifts at the thrift store, on Marktplaats or at exchange facilities. Last year, toys were searched for 40 million times on Marktplaats during this period.…