Map‑first mobile app that helps users in the UK and Ireland discover charity shops, vintage stores, car boot sales, kilo sales and thrifting pop‑ups, making second‑hand shopping more discoverable, social and accessible.
Circularity Relevance
Core
Primary purpose is to promote reuse by helping users find and visit second‑hand and charity shops and thrift events. This directly supports reuse/second‑hand economy. [Source: Ganddee website]
Circular Role
DirectEnabler
Ganddee directly facilitates consumer discovery and participation in second‑hand markets (consumer‑facing app), enabling circular activity rather than merely providing white‑label tools. [Source: Ganddee website]
Circular Type
Informational
• Data Resources
Ganddee is primarily a map‑first discovery app and database of second‑hand shops and events (informational/data resource) rather than a transactional marketplace. [Source: Ganddee website]
R Strategy
R3 - Reuse, R1 - Rethink
Primary: R3 (Reuse) - the app enables reuse by promoting second‑hand shopping. Secondary: R1 (Rethink) inferred from promoting alternative consumption behaviours; secondary inference noted. [Source: Ganddee website]
Circular Business Model
Resale / Second-hand
The platform's core function is enabling discovery and increased demand for second‑hand retail (charity shops, vintage stores, pop‑ups). [Source: Ganddee website]
Website emphasises discovery of charity shops, second‑hand shops and vintage stores - a retail/consumer goods focus. [Source: Ganddee website]
Geographical Reach
International
• United Kingdom
Website and app descriptions explicitly state coverage across the UK & Ireland. This covers multiple countries but is not global. [Source: Ganddee website]
Hardware Component
None
Service is a mobile app/directory; no specialised hardware supplied or required to deliver the service. [Source: Ganddee website]
Tech Map Relevance
Ganddee directly supports second‑hand retail discovery and reuse by mapping charity shops, vintage stores, car-boot sales and pop-ups - a clear circular outcome (source: Ganddee website).
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