FamilyMart finishes collecting used mobile phones because more units than expected were brought in

Belong is also a company that operates an EC site "Nikosuma" for used smartphones.

FamilyMart, a subsidiary of ITOCHU Corporation, has stopped accepting services for collecting used mobile phones. [Image] ITOCHU Press Release The content of the service is that if you bring a mobile phone that is no longer needed to 25 stores in Tokyo, you will receive a coupon for 1000 yen that can be used at FamilyMart, and ITOCHU will receive a coupon for 1000 yen on February 9th. I started to. It was also revealed that the data will be deleted by Belong, a subsidiary of the company group, and will be handed over to a recycling company for the removal and disposal of precious metals. However, when a press release was issued after the start, inquiries flooded and more units were brought in than expected, so it was canceled on the 12th, three days after the start. At that time, he was planning to review the reception system, but announced the end on the 17th. As of 2021, there are 270 million "buried mobile phones" that sleep at home without being used, and the value is said to be 3 trillion yen. The value is attracting attention as a reusable asset, and there is a view that the buried mobile phone will be reborn as a gold medal.

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