Decathlon like Vinted
Decathlon launches its own second-hand sales website, competing with popular second-hand platforms such as Vinted. The seller can still set the price, but Decathlon takes care of secure payment, resolution of disputes and transport, emphasizes digital director Nicolas Deltenre.
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The chain will collect heavy and large sports equipment directly from the seller: there is no need to take a table tennis table or a treadmill to the post office yourself.
According to Nicolas Deltenre, this is a rather unique phenomenon in the case of online second-hand sales.
– A major barrier for people selling used items is the difficulty of delivering the product to the buyer. That is why we place emphasis on transporting this type of products through our partners – added the director of Decathlon.
Will there be more second-hand stores from Decathlon?
Belgium is the first country where Decathlon is testing this concept. If successful, Decathlon will expand the platform throughout Europe. In such a case, it should also be possible to buy and sell used sports equipment cross-border. Decathlon has been heavily involved in the trade of used items for several years: previously it was possible to resell sports equipment to a store, but now it goes a step further thanks to direct sales to private individuals – we read on retaildetail.eu.
– Decathlon in Belgium has always pioneered many innovative concepts that we bring to the market. We are proud of it, says Nicolas Deltenre and adds that the French chain has been thinking for some time how to repeat the success of websites such as Vinted. – That's why we thought about how we can also meet the needs of our customers with a second-hand offer. Of course, everything with the Decathlon quality mark – he concluded.
