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laura dols
General
1 min read

Secondhand market emerges as battlefield for South Korean retailers

South Korea’s retail giants are invigorating efforts to dominate the second-hand transaction market, and this focus is expected to accelerate further with Naver Corp poised to make an entry. The internet portal giant is reviewing the idea that its recently…

alibaba
E-Tailing
2 min read

Alibaba apps like Idle Fish help secondhand trading boom in China

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is going to invest at least 100 million yuan (US$15.4 million) this year to develop a digital flea market on the mainland, Chinese media report. The firm launched a used-goods mobile app called Xianyu (Idle Fish) in June 2014…

secondhand markets
General
2 min read

Limited Editions Thrive in Secondhand Markets

The latest hype in Korea has been over the Adidas Yeezy Boost 350 v2 “Zebra,” co-designed by American rapper and producer Kanye West. This extremely limited edition pair of shoes sold for a retail price of 289,000 won ($255.75), but they now cost somewhere…