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World of Books Group Limited is an online second-hand book retailer, trading under the names Wob, Ziffit, and Shopiago, [1] reported to be the United Kingdom's largest. [2] The company buys unsold inventory of used books mostly from UK charity shops.
CeX offer a 5 year warranty subject to terms on all of the second hand products the company sells. [ 12 ] The "CeX" name moved away from "Computer eXchange" into an acronym for "Complete Entertainment eXchange", [ 3 ] and company letterheads state "CeX LTD is trading as CeX Entertainment Exchange".
The popularity of Depop has negatively impacted traditional second-hand stores, which can struggle to compete due to high labor costs and quality demands. [33] There is an oversupply of clothes with the rise of fast fashion; this has taken a toll on the revenue aspect of the second-hand clothing industry.
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A second-hand shop is a shop which sells used goods.Secondhand shops are often part of the different parts of the reuse or Circular economy.Different formats of second-hand shop exist, selling in different formats and type of content: from antique stores, to consignment, and various types of thrift or charity shop, where the used goods are sold.
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The company launched a website, Autotrader.co.uk, in 1996, giving people the ability to buy or sell a car online. [ 6 ] British international investment firm BC Partners bought a stake in the business from John Madejski in July 1998 for £260m; then Guardian Media Group , who had acquired Automart in 1982, merged that business with Hurst ...
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