MADRID, 30 Ene. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Decathlon ‘Second Life’ products, the multispectialist sports brand, are already on sale through Wallapop, as part of its circular economy strategy, becoming a professional wallapop pro seller, the solution for professional sellers of product products reused.
Thanks to this agreement between both companies more than 100 Decathlon Spain stores are already selling articles of their ‘second life’ service through Wallapop. “This means that the more than 19 million users of the platform can access an offer that is updated daily of more than 20 thousand references of unique sports products, which are appraised and supervised by the Decathlon expert team, although it is He expects the number to increase progressively as more stores integrate their offer on the platform, “the brand said.
This offer includes a wide range of sports articles from various disciplines from skiing, cycling, mountaineering or materials to perform ‘fitness’ exercises at home, among others.
Decathlon began to give a second life to its products through Wallapop at the beginning of 2024. Currently, and thanks to the geolocation technology of the platform, users can find in their search engine the products available in the stores of the Sports Brand more close.
In addition, in store collection you can enjoy other circular services of the company, such as rental by subscription or workshops to repair and maintain their sports products about, in order to extend their useful life.
Since its creation, Wallapop has numerous categories, including ‘sport and accessories’, which allows its users to sell second -hand sports products. According to the data of the survey on sports habits in Spain of the CIS (2024), 48% of Spaniards do sports in a regular basis, a reality that is also reflected in the platform, where searches for sports material have grown a 40% in the last year.
“From Wallapop, as a pioneer intermediation platform in the development and popularization of the market of products reused in Spain, we want to be an ally for all those brands that wish to join a more circular consumption, facilitating their consumers the possibility of giving a Second life to their products and, thus, generate new economic opportunities for people, “said Sara Van-Dete, Director of Business Development and Professional Sellers at Wallapop.
While from Decathlon they recalled that they have been betting on incorporating circularity “in their business model with the objective of” promoting accessibility, sustainability and providing additional initiatives to all athletes. ” “With this agreement, we take another step in our commitment to extend the useful life of our products by one of the best allies in the market such as Wallapop,” said Adrián Hervella, Chief Sustainability Officer of Decathlon Spain.