Jan 14, 2022Back Market is now worth $5.7 billion. But that’s not the most interesting number in our book.Thibaud Hug de Larauze / CEO, Back Market We’ve just announced another investment round of $510 million, raising Back Market’s valuation to $5.7 billion. It’s a big deal, especially coming just 8 months after our last fundraising. We don’t want to pretend otherwise. But we also don’t want to lose…Sustainability2 min readSustainability2 min read
May 20, 2021Back Market: On raising $335 million and how this money is going to change usBy: Vianney Vaute / Cofounder & Chief Creative Officer You know how there are people who win the lottery and then all their friends and family from before say “Oh, the money…Fundraising4 min readFundraising4 min read
Jul 12, 2019Still In Its Prime DayVianney Vaute / CCO, Back Market In 2015, Amazon decided to celebrate 20 years in its role as co-conspirator to the American people in their “little shopping habit” by — very appropriately — creating Amazon Prime Day, a summer event meant to induce a shopping frenzy and encourage people to…Ecommerce4 min readEcommerce4 min read
May 27, 2019Rebranding Back Market: Scaling Without Selling OutVianney Vaute / CCO, Back Market It’s been over 4 years since Back Market made its first sale, in France, where our story began. That was a time when Thibaud, Quentin and I imagined ourselves to be a little bit like revolutionaries, the three of us trying to reimagine electronics…Startup5 min readStartup5 min read
Mar 5, 2019Stopping the Lemon Effect: How To Save The Refurbished Industry and The Circular EconomyBy: Vianney Vaute / CCO Back Market The refurbished electronics market seems to be doing great, at least if we go by the numbers of the refurbished smartphone market that have been bandied…Sustainability5 min readSustainability5 min read
Feb 22, 2019Why Buyers Should Beware The New Apple-Amazon Dealby: Vianney Vaute / CCO, Back Market Apple and Amazon have announced what many might consider an innocuous partnership. On the surface, Apple appears to be just another in a long line of brands that will sell their products on the monstrous e-commerce site that has become the go-to shopping…Apple5 min readApple5 min read
Nov 19, 2018Black Friday: A Conscientious Buyer’s Guide To Buying Electronicsby: Vianney Vaute / CCO, Back Market We can bash Black Friday and mindless consumerism until the cows come home, but let’s face it — who doesn’t love a bargain? Credit cards in hand, people are going to go out there en masse the Friday after Thanksgiving and they’re going…Retail5 min readRetail5 min read
Nov 6, 2018Recycling is not the answer to the e-waste crisis.by: Vianney Vaute / CCO, Back Market People feel good about recycling, maybe even more so when it comes to electronics. Remembering to take your computer or smartphone and dropping it off to be recycled feels like an accomplishment in itself. But while electronics recycling isn’t bad — making it…Recycling5 min readRecycling5 min read
Oct 19, 2018HALLOWEEN SPECIAL: ATTACK OF THE ZOMBIELECTRONICSA true story with an apocalyptic end (that may still, possibly, be averted).Green2 min readGreen2 min read
Oct 15, 2018Where We Need To Bring The Tech Backlashby Vianney Vaute / CCO, Back Market Instead of being faced with the doting and permissive public of earlier times, technology companies are now being asked hard questions about their ethics and their responsibilities to humanity at large. Slowly but surely, even the giants are being forced to listen and…Environment5 min readEnvironment5 min read
