Whoppah, a marketplace for second-hand design and art, has recently entered the French market. The Dutch company previously spread its wings to Belgium and Germany. Its ambitions are pan-European.
With a wide selection of furniture and ornamental objects, Whoppah says it wants to advertise sustainability and classy living.
Whoppah, which claims to be Europe’s largest online marketplace for second-hand design, expects to welcome many latest buyers and sellers by opening in France. In line with founders Thomas Bunnik and his wife Evelien Bunnik-Remmelts, the corporate is prepared for rapid growth due to years of investments in a scalable platform.
Pan-European design marketplace
“This not only expands the market, but additionally provides more diversity of styles on our platform”, says Bunnik-Remmelts in regards to the start in France. That has not stopped Whoppah’s drive for expansion, she says. “The expansion into France is a very important step in our ambition to develop into a pan-European design marketplace.”
‘The European network effect will help us scale up further.’
Lately, the variety of French visitors to Whoppah.com has grown steadily. There at the moment are just a few thousand sellers from France energetic on the platform, according to the corporate. Next 12 months, Whoppah expects to realize a sales volume of thousands and thousands of euros within the country. At first of 2023, the corporate took its first steps within the German market and Whoppah now has a “strong turnover of thousands and thousands” there.
Second hand online sales boom
Whoppah, during which several tech entrepreneurs and Dutch media personalities have invested, responds to the growing online second-hand market in Europe, which mainly manifests itself in fashion and tech. Demand from European customers has propelled second-hand shopping on Amazon right into a billion euros business already. The trend is prone to persist as shoppers seek to lower your expenses and make more sustainable decisions, one in all Whoppah’s spearheads.
