The Swiss online marketplace Ricardo is launching an innovative partnership with Outlet King, Switzerland’s largest outlet centre based in Spiez. Every week, Ricardo will offer attractive weekend deals featuring like-new products that would otherwise be discarded or destroyed. The goal of this collaboration is to make surplus, high-quality brand-name items from returns, showrooms, past season collections, or overstock available at attractive prices – thereby promoting a circular economy in Switzerland and reducing unnecessary waste.
Starting today, the Swiss online marketplace Ricardo is teaming up with Outlet King, the sustainable outlet platform of family-owned company MC Schweiz, based in Spiez. Each week from Thursday at 8 p.m. to Sunday at 8 p.m., Ricardo will feature a selection of 8 to 10 exclusive items priced up to 80% below their original retail prices. These products range from electronics and household items to clothing from global brands and originate from returns, overstock, or come in damaged packaging. However, they are like-new and of high quality. Since MC Schweiz sources these items through reputable channels, buyers can rest assured that they are purchasing genuine branded products. Through this collaboration, Ricardo and Outlet King are bringing these items – which would otherwise be destroyed or exported abroad – back into circulation within Switzerland, giving them a second life.
A sustainable solution for surplus goods
All weekend deals are already stored in Switzerland, helping to avoid additional transport, associated CO₂ emissions, and reducing the ecological footprint. The partnership between Ricardo and Outlet King not only prevents high-quality products from falling out of circulation but also promotes a resource-efficient logistics solution within Switzerland.
‘As a popular online marketplace for second-hand goods, our mission is to drive sustainable consumption by enabling the Swiss population to pass on used items on Ricardo, thus conserving resources,’ says Francesco Vass, Managing Director of Ricardo. ‘With this partnership with Outlet King, we can use our platform’s reach to bring innovative, sustainable consumption solutions into the spotlight and contribute further to the circular economy and waste reduction.’
‘With Outlet King’s partnership with Ricardo, we are sending a strong message against the throwaway culture – we are giving returned items and surplus stock a second chance and promoting the sustainable circular economy in Switzerland,’ says Toni Kurz, CEO and Co-Founder of MC Schweiz.
(Available every Thursday, 8 p.m. to Sunday, 8 p.m. on Ricardo)
Mojca Fuks
Senior Corporate Communications Manager
