All Vinted articles
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NewsVinted has secured secondary investment at a valuation of over £4bn
Lithuanian secondhand marketplace Vinted has secured a secondary investment of €340m (£283m) at a valuation of €5bn (£4.17bn).
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Retail Navigator AnalysiseBay (Strategy)
eBay UK removes seller fees across nearly all its categories, “designed to give buyers access to greater breadth and depth of inventory while creating a simplified and streamlined experience for sellers.”
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AnalysisSecondhand tech: Should more retailers cash in on the opportunity?
With AO snapping up Music Magpie and Vinted announcing the launch of a dedicated category for electronics, Retail Week takes a look at what some retailers are doing in the secondhand tech space, and if others are missing a trick.
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NewsVinted is offering a dedicated electronics category for the first time
Secondhand marketplace Vinted has launched a new electronics category on its app, adding to its main category of preloved fashion, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsVinted has backtracked on delivery changes following a user backlash
Secondhand marketplace Vinted has backtracked on an update to its delivery options following backlash from users.
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Retail Navigator AnalysisH&M Group (Strategy)
H&M makes first investment in decarbonisation technology as works to improve its supply chain processes. The retailer announced its investment in Rondo energy which makes heat batteries that “turn intermittent electricity into continuous, high-temperature heat and power, perfect for textile factories”
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NewseBay creates new resell feature to boost pre-loved fashion sales
eBay has launched a new “resell on eBay” feature to allow users to list their clothing on the website in a couple of clicks.
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GalleryFast-growing travel brand Antler pops up in Selfridges
Premium travel brand Antler is celebrating its 110th anniversary with a pop-up on the lower ground floor of Selfridges London.
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NewsVinted posts first profit after ‘strong’ year of growth
Online marketplace Vinted has posted a “strong” year of growth after it reached profitability for the first time and reported a surge in revenue.
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NewsDecathlon expands buyback service in sustainability push
Decathlon has expanded its buyback scheme that allows customers to swap or repair old sports gear in exchange for store credit to give their old items a second life.
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Opinion‘As Vinted dominates pre-loved fashion, are retailers missing a trick?’
Earlier this month, eBay scrapped seller fees on consumer-to-consumer fashion and it’s no wonder – the secondhand market for clothing is soaring. But there is one problem for established players such as eBay and Depop: the exodus of customers switching to Vinted
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Retail Navigator NewsData - the top 20 international retailers in the UK
Exclusive Retail Navigator data shared with Retail Week this week reveals eBay tops the ranking of international retailers by UK sales percentage in 2022/23. Although eBay started as a site largely matching buyers to sellers of second-hand goods, in 2022 around 80% of products it sold worldwide were new items. The UK accounted for 16.3% of the eBay’s total turnover in 2022/23, with 50% of the US marketplace’s group revenue coming from its international business.
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DataRanking: The 20 biggest international retailers in the UK
To see just how worldly the UK’s retail landscape has become, we asked Retail Week sister brand Retail Navigator to reveal the international retailers with the biggest UK sales, and how much they’re forecast to grow over the next few years.
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Opinion‘Asos and Superdry will remain fashion victims unless they win back customers’
While Asos and Superdry can tinker with things behind the scenes as much as they like, neither brand seems able to articulate how they plan to go about attracting new customers or winning old ones back.
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DataRanking: The fastest-growing retail brands in the UK
Retail Week can reveal the brands that have found impressive growth despite some of the toughest operating conditions.
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NewsBritish heritage luggage brand is one of the fastest-growing retailers in the UK
The third fastest-growing retailer in the UK last year was a 100-year-old British luggage brand, according to new transaction data collected for Retail Week.
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DataExclusive: eBay was most popular secondhand platform over Christmas
eBay has topped Vinted and Depop to be named the most popular secondhand platform in December 2023 as demand for pre-loved gifting surged over Christmas.
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DataMerry click-mas: Top 50 most-visited retail websites for Christmas
To understand how retailers fared online over the crucial golden quarter, we teamed up with Similarweb to track how many visits the biggest retail websites in the UK received from Black Friday to New Year’s Eve
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NewsVinted, eBay and Etsy sellers face new tax rules
Sellers on platforms including Vinted, eBay and Etsy now face new tax rules set by HMRC in a bid to crack down on tax evasion.
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OpinionPredictions: who will be retail’s winners and losers in 2024?
Who will fly and who will flop in 2024? Retail experts give their tips for the year ahead