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  #  Second hand and mass distribution: a step towards the ecological transition? 



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 **The major retailers are investing in the second-hand market. Is this good news? Will it transform our consumption models?**

In an interview with Libération, the French newspaper, [Nicolas Béfort](https://neoma-bs.fr/professeurs/befort-nicolas), Director of the [Bioeconomy and Sustainable Development Chair at NEOMA](https://neoma-bs.com/faculty-and-research/research/centres-of-expertise-chairs-institutes/chair-in-industrial-bioeconomy), explains the challenges and limits of this approach.

[**Read the interview (in French): « La seconde main permet à la grande distribution de capter un marché », Libération, 19/07/2022**](https://www.liberation.fr/economie/la-seconde-main-permet-a-la-grande-distribution-de-capter-un-marche-20220719_DBDXZW7HR5DLZB42SFZMXWRVH4/)



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