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Boom of second-hand stores in Île-de-France: “We are only at the beginning”

2024-03-02T05:05:18.947Z

Highlights: Boom of second-hand stores in Île-de-France: “We are only at the beginning”. The number of thrift stores and flea markets has increased sharply throughout the region over the past two years. The Chamber of Commerce and Industry is studying the phenomenon very closely this year. The most recent figures are indeed significant: in the region, the number ofSecond hand stores increased from 312 in 2021 to 437 in 2023, an increase of 40%. Second-hand and consignment type stores are also on the rise.


The number of thrift stores and flea markets has increased sharply throughout the region over the past two years. The Chamber of Commerce and Industry


While certain sectors of commerce are going through an unprecedented crisis, the second-hand market is taking off.

“It is a mode of consumption which will take a significant part of consumption in general, we are only at the beginning”, thinks Gérald Barbier, first vice-president of the CCI (chamber of commerce and industry) Paris Île-de-France.

This phenomenon is also being studied very closely this year by the organization.

The most recent figures are indeed significant: in the region, the number of second-hand stores increased from 312 in 2021 to 437 in 2023, an increase of 40%.

Second-hand and consignment type stores are also on the rise: there are 347 today, or 49 more (+16.5%) than two years ago.

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Source: leparis

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