{"id":14789,"date":"2024-06-11T13:39:14","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T11:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/11\/it-should-be-a-right-to-fix-your-phone-the-boss-of-booming-secondhand-tech-firm-back-market\/"},"modified":"2024-06-11T13:39:14","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T11:39:14","slug":"it-should-be-a-right-to-fix-your-phone-the-boss-of-booming-secondhand-tech-firm-back-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/11\/it-should-be-a-right-to-fix-your-phone-the-boss-of-booming-secondhand-tech-firm-back-market\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018It should be a right to fix your phone\u2019: the boss of booming secondhand tech firm Back Market"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thibaud Hug de Larauze says sales at his marketplace for refurbished electronics are soaring not just because people need to save money, but because they also care about waste<\/p>\n

Thibaud Hug de Larauze is waving his iPhone, boasting that it is more than seven years old. \u201cIt works great,\u201d he says. Not what you\u2019d expect from a tech entrepreneur heading one of France\u2019s biggest \u201cunicorn\u201d startups \u2013 Back Market \u2013 which has raised more than $1bn to expand into 18 countries.<\/p>\n

The chief executive of the secondhand gadget marketplace says he would rather identify as an eco-warrior than a tech guru, fighting to persuade us all to buy pre-owned phones, laptops and other devices, and repair or recycle our old ones.<\/p>\n

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\nThibaud Hug de Larauze says sales at his marketplace for refurbished electronics are soaring not just because people need to save money, but because they also care about waste
\nThibaud Hug de Larauze is waving his iPhone, boasting that it is more than seven years old. \u201cIt works great,\u201d he says. Not what you\u2019d expect from a tech entrepreneur heading one of France\u2019s biggest \u201cunicorn\u201d startups \u2013 Back Market \u2013 which has raised more than $1bn to expand into 18 countries.
\nThe chief executive of the secondhand gadget marketplace says he would rather identify as an eco-warrior than a tech guru, fighting to persuade us all to buy pre-owned phones, laptops and other devices, and repair or recycle our old ones. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Thibaud Hug de Larauze says sales at his marketplace for refurbished electronics are soaring not just because people need to save money, but because they also care about waste Thibaud Hug de Larauze is waving his iPhone, boasting that it is more than seven years old. \u201cIt works great,\u201d he says. Not what you\u2019d expect …<\/p>\n

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