Ikea to pilot online buyback service for secondhand furniture
Ikea, which already offers an in-store buyback service, predicts pre-owned goods will grab 16% of the UK homewares market by next year. Photograph: Phil Walter/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenIkea, which already offers an in-store buyback service, predicts pre-owned goods will grab 16% of the UK homewares market by next year. Ikea already offers buy-back in stores, including in the UK.
- ▪Ikea, which already offers an in-store buyback service, predicts pre-owned goods will grab 16% of the UK homewares market by next year.
- ▪Photograph: Phil Walter/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenIkea, which already offers an in-store buyback service, predicts pre-owned goods will grab 16% of the UK homewares market by next year.
- ▪Ikea already offers buy-back in stores, including in the UK.
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Ikea, which already offers an in-store buyback service, predicts pre-owned goods will grab 16% of the UK homewares market by next year. Photograph: Phil Walter/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenIkea, which already offers an in-store buyback service, predicts pre-owned goods will grab 16% of the UK homewares market by next year. Photograph: Phil Walter/Getty ImagesIkeaIkea to pilot online buyback service for secondhand furnitureService to be tested in Spain and Portugal this year, with a UK rollout if successful, as pre-loved markets boomSarah ButlerTue 6 Oct 2026 19.01 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleIkea is to test an online version of its buy-back service where the retailer offers vouchers for unwanted secondhand furniture.The service will be tested in Spain and Portugal before…
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