AI-powered mobile and web software for second‑hand and vintage shops to scan, price, catalogue and list items across marketplaces and webstores, increasing resale revenue and supporting reuse in the circular economy.
Circularity Relevance
Core
Platform is explicitly designed to enable resale by second‑hand and vintage shops and states support for the circular economy and reduced fast fashion-directly enabling reuse. Source: Minimist Website, 2025
Circular Role
SupportEnabler
Provides SaaS tools (mobile app and web dashboard) for shops to manage listings and sell across marketplaces rather than acting as a consumer marketplace or taking custody of goods. Source: Minimist Website, 2025
Circular Type
CircularRetailer
• Products
• B2B
• B2B2C
Software enables businesses (second‑hand shops) to sell products to consumers and to list on external marketplaces; therefore classified as a CircularRetailer support solution handling Products. Evidence: product features and marketplace integrations listed on site. Source: Minimist Website, 2025
R Strategy
R3 - Reuse
Primary strategy is reuse (R3): enabling resale and continued use of products via digitised listing and pricing. Evidence comes from product positioning and mission statements on the company website. Source: Minimist Website, 2025
Circular Business Model
Resale / Second-hand
Core functionality is supporting resale of pre‑owned goods for second‑hand and vintage shops (listing, pricing, inventory). Source: Minimist Website, 2025
Website and marketing materials target second‑hand, vintage and commission stores (clothing, furniture) rather than a single industry. Source: Minimist Website, 2025
Minimist provides mobile and web software that uses standard smartphone cameras for scanning; the provider does not supply or require specialised hardware to deliver the service. Source: Minimist Website, 2025
Tech Map Relevance
Minimist explicitly positions itself as a tool for second‑hand and vintage retailers and states support for the circular economy on its website; this matches Circular Tech Map inclusion criteria. Source: Minimist Website, 2025
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