Is the UAE's secondhand shopping app market getting too crowded?
Open any fashion-forward resident's phone in the UAE and, somewhere between the food delivery and ride-hailing apps, you will almost certainly find at least one second-hand shopping platform. Possibly three. Scroll through a local fashion group on Instagram and the sponsored posts tell the same story: Lookalikes of the popular online marketplace Vinted, and hybrid models that blend digital…
The second-hand shopping app market in the UAE has seen a significant surge, with several platforms now competing for customers. Resale enthusiast Randi Comrie has accounts on six or seven different apps, but she believes the market is becoming too crowded for customers. Founder of Revyn, Federica Bonnometti, acknowledges the increased competition but sees it as a sign of the market's potential.
The boom in the UAE's resale market, long dominated by informal WhatsApp and Facebook groups, is attributed to a growing demand and an abundance of unused fashion items in people's closets. Three different platforms - Yalla BB, Revyn, and Hiiba - have emerged, each with a unique approach to second-hand shopping. While the founders believe there is room for more players, they also recognize the challenge of shifting consumer perception from always buying new to embracing the concept of keeping useful things useful.
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