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Loop Shops
Kringwinkels ('Loop shops') select, sort and fix discarded goods which they resell in their own stores. Kringwinkels get their stock from items that people donate. These are often collected at home.
In Flanders, Kringwinkels are part and parcel of the social economy, employing people with little chances on the labor market. Thanks to their low prices, Kringwinkels give the underprivileged the opportunity to buy their own basic household equipment. There are some 125 Kringwinkels in Flanders.
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- Country: Belgium
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Sectors:
- Clothing
- Furniture
- Electronics
- accessories
- Maturity level: Established
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Combined strategies
Circular Value Creation Strategies
Value Proposition Strategies
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Branding (eco/premium)
Branding (eco/premium)
Enabling a price premium by highlighting/guaranteeing quality and or environmental claims (e.g. certificates, environmental stewardship,...).
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Cost reduction
Cost reduction
Providing the customer with a cost reduction compared with BAU (e.g. shared use, avoiding waste handling fees, reducing resource consumption,…).
Value network strategies
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Take back management
Take back management
Logistics / establishing network collaboration for taking back end-of-life products from the customer, enabling the execution of a circular value creation strategy
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Localisation
Localisation
Organizing the physical flows of resources and products on a local scale (e.g. enabled by local 3D manufacturing, decentralized loop closure,....).