Vinted Boss Discusses Expansion Beyond Fashion into Other Categories

‘Give every item a long life’: Vinted boss on how the site is moving beyond fashion

Having shaken up UK clothes retail, the secondhand marketplace is pushing into phones and cameras – and even books Once the preserve of jumble sales and charity shops, “preloved” fashion and homewares are now leading style and shopping trends in the UK. After the rapid growth of online retail, Britain is now witnessing “the normalisation of secondhand”, according to Adam Jay, the chief executive of Vinted’s main marketplace arm – a key driver of the trend in recent years. The UK is at the for...

By Sarah Butler