musicMagpie expands SMARTDrop kiosk locations

Stockport headquartered circular economy pioneer, musicMagpie, is expanding its network of SMARTDrop kiosks to three new high profile and high footfall sites in UK shopping centres.

The new sites for the kiosks, which allow customers to recycle unwanted mobile phones for payment on-the-spot, are Manchester’s Arndale centre and Cribbs Causeway and Willow Brook shopping centres in Bristol; combined the three sites attract over 50 million visitors each year.

musicMagpie completed an initial rollout of 290 SMARTDrop Kiosks into Asda stores across the UK in October 2022, and these latest shopping centre kiosks, along with The Trafford Centre (Manchester) kiosk announced earlier this year, represent additional installations in complementary locations, giving greater access to a wider range of customers.

SMARTDrop Kiosks have proved to be hugely popular with customers since their launch in November 2020, and now account for 45% of musicMagpie’s Consumer Technology sourcing in the UK. The technology allows customers take their phone to a kiosk, receive a valuation, deposit it and then have the money paid to their bank or PayPal account within minutes, rather than sending the item by post.

The Group is looking to expand the reach of its SMARTDrop Kiosks by placing them in new high footfall sites across the country, making selling and recycling mobile devices even more convenient and accessible for consumers.

Steve Oliver, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of musicMagpie, said:

“We’re thrilled to announce that our SMARTDrop Kiosks will be arriving at three new major locations this week, following the successful rollout in Asda stores across the country.

“Our SMARTDrop Kiosk in The Trafford Centre has been one of our most successful installations to-date, and with millions of people visiting each of these new sites every year these will serve to increase brand awareness and promote the service making it easier than ever for customers to trade in their phone for cash, while doing something positive for the environment.”