Alison Littley, Non-Executive Director of musicMagpie, will be stepping down from her role on December 31, 2023. Martin Hellawell, Chairman of musicMagpie, expressed his gratitude for Littley's contribution to the company since its IPO in April 2021 and wished her the best for the future.
musicMagpie is a circular economy pioneer that specializes in refurbished consumer technology. The company operates through two trusted brands, musicMagpie in the UK and decluttr in the US. Its core strategy is to provide consumers with a smart, sustainable, and trusted way to buy, rent, and sell refurbished consumer technology and physical media products.
The company has a strong environmental and social focus, with sustainability at the heart of its operations. In FY22, nearly 400,000 consumer technology products were resold, and approximately 10 million books and disc media were re-sold, saving over 43,000 tonnes of CO2. musicMagpie has been recognized for its contribution to the global green economy with the London Stock Exchange's Green Economy Mark.
When selling to musicMagpie, customers are offered a fixed valuation via the website, provided with free logistics for shipping the products, and receive payment on the day of arrival at the company's warehouse. The company also recently partnered with Asda to offer customers the option of using SMARTDrop Kiosks in-store for recycling phones for instant cash. Customers purchasing from musicMagpie can buy branded refurbished products at a fraction of the price of buying new.
musicMagpie has received positive feedback from customers, with the highest number of seller reviews on both Amazon and eBay. The company has a 4.4* rating on UK Trustpilot with over 259,000 reviews. It has also won awards such as Best Refurbished in the Uswitch Telecoms Awards 2023, Best Online Retailer, and Best Secondary Market Provider at the Mobile News Awards 2023.