IKEA to take back your used furniture, pickup spots open in the countryside

IKEA announced its 2020 plans for the Hungarian market in a press release according to which they plan on opening four non-branded pickup spots in the countryside and building a self-service package pickup point at the IKEA at Örs Vezér Square. All of these are part of the retailer’s Second Chance program.

IKEA’s turnover in Hungary increased by 20.5% last year, amounting to 90.3 billion Forints, hvg reports. The Swedish retailer has three stores in Hungary, which registered over 6.7 million visitors in 2019, out of which 3.5 million actually made a purchase.

Second Chance

The fact that IKEA plans to launch a service taking back and reselling used furniture has been known for a while. IKEA hinted at starting its Second Chance program in Hungary at the very beginning of last year.

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The ‘IKEA Second Chance’ program has been established to take back no-longer-used pieces of furniture from individuals and, in return, everyone gets a gift card which can be used in every IKEA store. IKEA only takes back furniture in good condition to resell it again at a lower price.