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Ikea Tests Digital Buyback Service for Used Furniture

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Ikea is expanding its furniture buyback program with an online pilot aimed at the growing secondhand market.

Ikea is preparing to pilot a digital buyback scheme allowing customers to exchange unwanted furnishings for vouchers online. The trial will launch in Spain and Portugal before the end of the year, paving the way for a potential British rollout. This initiative seeks to capture a growing share of the pre-owned home goods sector.

Customers will receive shopping vouchers in exchange for returning their gently used furniture through the new platform.
The test phase in the Iberian Peninsula is scheduled to conclude before December.
Company projections indicate that pre-owned home goods could account for sixteen percent of the British homewares market next year.

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16%homewares market share

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Major retailers are increasingly entering the secondhand resale market to attract budget-conscious shoppers and meet sustainability goals by reducing waste.

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Ikea is introducing an online buyback scheme for used furniture, beginning with a trial in Spain and Portugal ahead of a possible British launch.

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