ReTuna

Secondhand-only shopping mall beside the recycling centre in Eskilstuna, Sweden.

At a glance

Source	Author	Role	In one line
How Sweden’s ‘secondhand only’ shopping mall is changing retail	Mary-Ann Ball	subject	The world’s first mall selling only secondhand and repurposed goods.
What We’re Reading: The Success Of Sweden’s ‘Secondhand-Only’ Shopping Mall	RTBC Staff	subject	A roundup item on the world’s first secondhand-only mall.

ReTuna was established in 2015 as part of Eskilstuna’s climate and waste reduction strategy.

Role: subject
In the article: Residents drop unwanted items at The Return, a point built into the mall next to the city’s recycling centre; they are sorted and passed to the mall’s shops. The author studied the mall for 18 months and credits public funding and local-government backing for making the model work.
Why it matters: The mall is the article’s whole case for circular retail.

Not at ReTuna in Eskilstuna, Sweden, the world’s first mall to sell secondhand and repurposed items only.

Role: subject
In the article: The lead item in a Reasons to be Cheerful reading roundup presents ReTuna as the world’s first mall selling only secondhand and repurposed goods, a stylish but socially meaningful space whose success reflects rising demand for pre-loved goods.
Why it matters: The item’s whole subject: a mall that works against the throwaway culture malls usually feed.