Norwegian postal operator Posten Norge is taking an interest in the burgeoning second-hand market. Via its Bring Ventures arm, which specialises in investing in innovative startups, it’s investing in the Norwegian second-hand platform Tise. eBay Ventures and Nysnø Klimainvesteringer are also taking a stake in Tise.
Ian Kerr (Postal Hub Podcast) and Marek Różycki (Last Mile Experts) discuss:
– Buying secondhand items across the Nordic region
– Why would a postal operator take a stake in a secondhand marketplace?
– Vinted’s rapid growth
– Encouraging consumers to reuse… and resell!
– Role of post offices, PUDO points, and parcel lockers
– Schpock and A1 parcel locker collaboration in Austria
– Tise as a returns platform for retailers
– Postal operators are masters of the B2C delivery segment
– Destroying violins
– Returns via the postal network
– The post and the circular economy
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