German recommerce platform Rebuy recorded a turnover of 216 million euros final 12 months. Which means that the corporate is now worthwhile for the fifth 12 months in a row. Round 10 million merchandise had been offered by means of the platform and given a second life.
The Berlin-based market has introduced its monetary outcomes for final 12 months. Rebuy is a market the place individuals can purchase and promote refurbished shopper electronics, in addition to different secondhand merchandise, resembling books. The corporate is energetic in Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, France, Italy, Spain and Nice Britain.
Progress regardless of ecommerce decline
In 2022, the corporate’s gross sales exceeded 200 million euros for the primary time. Final 12 months’s outcomes present that the corporate continues to be attaining development, regardless of a slowdown in ecommerce in Germany. Final 12 months, on-line gross sales within the nation dropped by 11.8 % in comparison with 2022.
Not less than 500,000 objects in shopper electronics had been offered on the platform.
In accordance with Rebuy, round 10 million objects had been offered by means of the platform. Not less than 500,000 of these had been shopper electronics. And 300,000 units had been refurbished, of which 215,000 had been smartphones.
‘Financial savings and sustainability go hand in hand’
“The beauty of our merchandise is that worth financial savings and sustainability go hand in hand. As a result of each gadget that we give a second life not solely protects your pockets, but in addition the surroundings: in 2023, greater than 200 tons of digital sources had been recycled and over 9 billion liters of water had been saved by means of transactions by way of Rebuy alone”, defined Philipp Gattner, CEO.
Greater than 200 tons of digital sources had been recycled by means of transactions by way of Rebuy in 2023.
In accordance with the corporate, different used media resembling books and video games have additionally skilled a rising recognition. Final 12 months, round 9 million second-hand books had been offered on the platform.
