Copied from Nordnet, in brief:
Company in brief
Ytrade Group AB (publ) (“Yaytrade” or “the company”) is an entrepreneur-driven Fashion Tech company that offers a digital marketplace for premium used clothing and accessories through its digital marketing platform. The platform connects supply from individuals and influencers with surplus stock products from partner companies. Since its launch, Yaytrade has built a loyal user base, created in collaboration with one of Sweden’s largest marketplace-connected influencer networks. Currently, Yaytrade includes around 150 influencers, such as Jon Olsson, Janni Olsson Delér, Frida Hansdotter, Michel Tornéus, and Alicia Agneson. The self-developed Yaytrade platform is characterized by “slow fashion,” where premium fashion and circular economy combine, aiming to create conditions for sustainable fashion consumption.
Three different types of operators act on the marketplace: individuals, influencers, and premium brands. Through Yaytrade’s pick-up service, used clothing and accessories from both individuals and influencers are sent to the company, after which Yaytrade handles the marketing and sale of the products through the website. In addition, the marketplace is a channel for the tailored sale of partner companies’ surplus stock and sample clothing (friend sales), intended to help premium brands increase their sales rate. The B2C sector is growing strongly, and Yaytrade, after a highly functional collaboration with Filippa K, has successfully signed agreements in autumn 2020 with J.Lindeberg, Sandqvist, Hope, Rodebjer, Flattered, and Whyred for the sale of their surplus stock. The company’s goal is to become the leading digital marketplace platform for both premium used fashion and premium brands’ surplus stock.
Since there are no platform-related restrictions on international expansion, Yaytrade’s digital business model is highly scalable. Expansion to Finland in the first half of 2021 is an example of the business model’s potential and is the first step in the company’s long-term expansion strategy. Yaytrade intends to leverage the experience gained from the launch before future expansion into other European markets. In addition, the current logistics model, which includes third-party warehousing (3PL), offers great flexibility, as the company can expand its operations and related integrations in a short time.
Magnus Agervald, former CEO of Byggmax, Ratos, and Webbhallen, has been elected as Yaytrade’s new chairman of the board in preparation for the listing. Current shareholders have also entered into a lock-up agreement, meaning that a total of approximately 81 percent of the shares are subject to a sales restriction for an agreed period before the offering. The offering includes subscription commitments of approximately SEK 26 million, corresponding to 74.6 percent of the share issue amount. Current owners account for approximately SEK 18 million of these commitments.