Ikea will buy back used furniture, giving coupons in exchange. This is the new initiative that will start on 1st January next. A pilot experiment that will allow those who want to get rid of the furniture to be able to get up to 60% of the initial price, while giving the possibility to buy them at a lower price
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Ikea will buy back i used furniture, giving coupons in exchange. This is the new initiative that will start on 1st January next. A pilot experiment that will allow those who want to get rid of the furniture to be able to get up to 60% of the initial price, at the same time giving the possibility to buy them at a lower price.
Billy, Klippan, Glimma or Lixhult can therefore end up in homes at significantly lower prices. The test for the moment will only concern the Ikea store in Spreitenbach in Switzerland and will be called Second Life.
Buying used Ikea furniture, how does it work?
For those who do not want to spend (by choice or due to reduced economic possibilities) the figures for new furniture, Ikea offers the possibility of buying second-hand items with a view to recycling and reusing furniture in good condition.
Customers who want to sell their furniture, on the other hand, can return them to the shop where they were bought and get a sum up to 60% of the original price with home collection, based on some parameters with which the maximum repurchase price is calculated.
"We will start on January 1, 2018. The pilot project will be limited to the Ikea Spreitenbach furniture store", says the spokesman for the Swedish giant, Manuel Rotzinger.
Currently, for three months, cabinets, bookcases, dressers, dressers, tables, chairs, armchairs, office furniture and beds can be returned, provided they are
“Fully assembled, safe for use and in good condition,” explains Rotzinger.
In January and February, Ikea will also resume the most popular products of the last decade. However, instead of cash or wire transfer, customers will receive a good, un voucher to spend in Ikea stores for the purchase of other products.
According to what has been disclosed, the purpose of the project stems from a survey that Ikea carried out two years ago on 2000 living in Switzerland. It turned out that many had many Ikea items no longer used in basements and garages. Two thirds of respondents said they were in favor of returning furniture in exchange for a shopping voucher.
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By its own admission, Ikea claims to promote the circular economy with "second Life“, Allowing everyone to be able to buy their furniture while favoring reuse.
Francesca Mancuso
