Is the UAE's secondhand shopping app market getting too crowded?
The National · 9 Nov 2026

Is the UAE's secondhand shopping app market getting too crowded?

Open any fashion-forward resident's phone in the UAE and, somewhere between the food delivery and ride-hailing apps, you will almost certainly find at least one second-hand shopping platform. Possibly three. Scroll through a local fashion group on Instagram and the sponsored posts tell the same story: Lookalikes of the popular online marketplace Vinted, and hybrid models that blend digital browsing with in-person pop-ups.


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