TRI-TOUT SOLIDAIRE

What TRI-TOUT SOLIDAIRE does

Tri-Tout Solidaire is a French non-profit association (Association loi 1901) operating since March 26, 2005 as the first ressourcerie (second-hand reuse center) in western France, headquartered at 31 quater rue Guillaume Michel, 50180 Agneaux, Normandie, with a secondary dépôt at the Saint-Lô déchèterie and a 5,000 m² site of which 1,500 m² is indoor space. The organization collects donated goods (furniture, appliances, electronics, textiles, books, toys), sorts them, repairs and reconditions them as needed, and resells the items at low prices through its main store in Agneaux, the dépôt at the déchèterie, ephemeral pop-up ressourceries in Saint-Lô neighborhoods, and a dedicated online sales channel for refurbished IT equipment. Its IT refurbishment workshop processed over 800 desktop PCs, 150 laptops, 150 monitors, and 80 laser printers in 2025, sourcing equipment from the Conseil Départemental de la Manche and three partner hospitals (Saint-Lô, Coutances, Carentan-les-Marais) and reselling with a one-year warranty.

The business model blends commercial revenue (point-of-sale retail, fee-based home delivery within a 25km radius priced €27–€49 by zone, €15 furniture assembly, free home collection within 20km), institutional in-kind and grant funding from public-sector partners (FSE+, ADEME, Région Normandie, Département de la Manche, Ville de Saint-Lô), and equipment donations from corporate foundations (Fondation LEGALLAIS). It also operates as an Atelier et Chantier d'Insertion (ACI), employing ~17 permanent staff plus insertion employees to provide professional reintegration pathways for individuals facing social or professional exclusion (RSA/ASS recipients, workers under 26, recognized disabled workers, long-term job seekers), while delivering environmental-awareness sessions to schools. Distribution is omnichannel at a strictly local scale — Saint-Lô agglomeration, Manche department, Normandy region — through physical retail, pop-ups, online, and direct home delivery.

Tri-Tout Solidaire is affiliated with the Label Emmaüs network and the Réseau National des Ressourceries, holds no external investors or parent company (governance by an elected Conseil d'Administration under President Denis Grappe), and is led by director Yann Hairon (appointed January 2, 2025). Revenue is not publicly disclosed; financial sustainability depends on the combination of retail margins, fee-for-service income, public-sector insertion subsidies, and equipment-donation in-kind contributions rather than on conventional commercial scaling.

Name

TRI-TOUT SOLIDAIRE

Legal name

Association Tri-Tout Solidaire

Website

https://tritoutsolidaire.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Tri-Tout Solidaire is a French non-profit ressourcerie in Agneaux, Normandy that collects, repairs, and resells donated second-hand goods to local residents while providing professional reintegration pathways for disadvantaged individuals through an ACI workshop.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Second-hand Retail and Reuse Services

NAICS

Materials Recovery Facilities (56292), Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance (8114)

akta.pro primary industry

Reuse & Resale / Recommerce Operations (EUAIANAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Repair, Refurbishment & Remanufacturing Services (EUAIANAB), Product Take-Back & Reverse Logistics Programs (EUAIANAA)

Keywords

• Second-hand retail
• Goods reuse center
• IT equipment refurbishment
• Professional integration services
• Waste reduction services

Headquarters

HQ city

Agneaux

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Retail Sales of Second-hand Goods: Sale of donated, sorted, repaired, and cleaned second-hand items at low prices. Products include furniture, appliances, electronics, books, toys, clothing, and textiles. Items are tested for functionality and reconditioned when necessary.
2. Home Delivery Service: Delivery service for purchased items within approximately 25km radius around Saint-Lô, with pricing based on distance zones.
3. Furniture Assembly Service: Furniture reassembly service for a flat fee of 15 euros per furniture piece.
4. Home Collection Service: Free collection service for items from donors' homes, covering approximately 20km radius around Saint-Lô. Pricing may apply for items requiring déchèterie disposal.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Tri-Tout Solidaire runs a ressourcerie that collects, sorts, repairs and resells donated second-hand goods (furniture, appliances, electronics, textiles, books, toys, clothing) at solidarity prices through a main store in Agneaux, a depot at the Saint-Lô déchèterie, and pop-up sales. It also operates an in-house IT refurbishment workshop that processes surplus computer equipment donated by hospitals and the Département de la Manche, and provides complementary services such as home pickup, zoned delivery, furniture reassembly, environmental education for schools, and a professional integration program for disadvantaged workers.

Product overview

Tri-Tout Solidaire operates a unified ressourcerie (second-hand goods reuse center) serving the Saint-Lô agglomeration in Normandy, France. The core offering is the main retail store in Agneaux where donated items are received, sorted, repaired, and resold at low prices. Supporting the main store are a secondary depot at the Saint-Lô déchèterie, a computer refurbishment workshop that processed over 1,100 devices in 2025, an online sales channel for refurbished IT equipment, and pop-up ressourcerie events in local neighborhoods. Additional services include free home pickup, paid delivery, educational animation programs for schools, and specialty events like the wedding dress showroom. The organization functions as a social insertion company, providing employment pathways for individuals facing professional difficulties.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• La Ressourcerie (Main Store at Agneaux) Main second-hand goods store located at 31 quater rue Guillaume Michel, 50180 Agneaux, where donated items are received, sorted, repaired when necessary, and resold at low prices across furniture, appliances, electronics, books, toys, clothing, and textiles.
• Dépôt de Candol (Saint-Lô Déchèterie) Secondary drop-off and sales location at 606 rue du Petit Candol, 50000 Saint-Lô, dedicated to the last-chance sorting and valorization of objects, plus monthly destocking sales.
• Home Pickup Service

Quantifiable outcome

• In 2025, over 800 desktop PCs, 150 laptops, 150 monitors, and 80 laser printers were processed through the IT refurbishment workshop
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Centres Hospitaliers de Saint-Lô, Coutances et Carentan-les-MaraiscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 October 2025Partnership for sustainable digital development. Hospitals donate surplus computer equipment which Tri-Tout Solidaire collects, refurbishes, and resells at solidarity prices. Data is wiped, equipment tested, and given a second life with a one-year warranty. This supports environmental goals (limiting e-waste), solidarity (access to IT equipment), and local employment (training insertion employees).
• Fondation d'Entreprise LEGALLAIScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate foundation that made a generous equipment donation including workbenches, tool chests, tool boxes, and vacuum cleaners for the IT repair workshop. This support has made the workshop more functional and improved working conditions, enabling the organization to offer more refurbished IT equipment to customers.
• FSE+ (Fonds Social Européen +)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU-funded program supporting professional integration activities. FSE+ helps finance the Insertion Charter (ACI) operations that provide employment and support to people facing social and professional difficulties.
• Label EmmaüsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTri-Tout Solidaire is affiliated with the Emmaüs label, part of the Emmaüs network that supports solidarity-based reuse and social integration.
• Point Fort EnvironnementcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal environmental organization managing déchèteries in the Saint-Lô area. Partnership for organizing collections and drop-off points for second-hand items across 11 déchèteries.
• Région NormandieminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional government providing support and funding for the organization's activities in Normandy.
• Département de la MancheminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDepartmental government supporting the organization's operations in the Manche department.
• Ville de Saint-LôminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal municipality providing support and partnership for the ressourcerie's operations in the Saint-Lô area.
• Réseau National des RessourceriesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational network of ressourceries (second-hand resource centers) providing support, best practices sharing, and collective representation for the sector.
• France TravailminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPublic employment service (formerly Pole Emploi) partnering for the professional integration of job seekers through the insertion program.
• AdememinorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench Environment and Energy Management Agency providing support for environmental initiatives and waste reduction programs.
• Centre Nelson MandelaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal community center partnering for neighborhood outreach and community engagement activities.
• Centre Social Marcel MersierminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal social center partnering for community activities and neighborhood outreach.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves15 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Label Emmaüs: Federated label of solidarity-based second-hand stores operating within the Emmaüs movement. Tri-Tout Solidaire is itself affiliated with Label Emmaüs, sharing the same reuse-plus-inclusion operating model, partnership structure, and customer base.
• Envie: National French network that combines professional insertion (Insertion par l'Activité Économique) with the collection, refurbishment, and resale of secondhand electrical and electronic equipment. Closely comparable to Tri-Tout Solidaire on the dual social-environmental mission and on the in-house IT refurbishment workshop model.
• La Ressourcerie Créative: Paris-based ressourcerie operating reuse, repair, and resale of second-hand goods with a creative/upcycling angle. Closest comparable urban ressourcerie model on operations and assortment strategy.
• Back Market: Online marketplace for refurbished consumer electronics (laptops, desktops, monitors, printers). Most direct comparable for Tri-Tout Solidaire's IT refurbishment workshop output, though Back Market is a much larger, venture-backed commercial counterpart rather than an insertion enterprise.

Broad incumbents

• Emmaüs France: National federation of the Emmaüs movement, encompassing community-based second-hand collection, sorting, and resale plus insertion activities. Parent-style incumbent to Label Emmaüs and a structural reference point for Tri-Tout Solidaire's operating philosophy and social mission.
• Vinted: Major European peer-to-peer marketplace for second-hand clothing and textiles, with an active French user base. Competes with Tri-Tout Solidaire's friperie (thrift store) and textile sorting workshop for the same second-hand textile consumer.
• Leboncoin: France's dominant C2C classifieds platform for second-hand goods across furniture, electronics, clothing, and household items. Overlaps with Tri-Tout Solidaire on category coverage but operates as a marketplace rather than a physical store with insertion mission.

Emerging players

• RecycLivre: French social enterprise that collects, sorts, and resells donated books while supporting literacy and insertion programs. Comparable as a thematic, mission-driven reuse operator; Tri-Tout Solidaire's book category overlaps.
• Geev: French mobile app for giving away and collecting secondhand objects between individuals. Adjacent competitor on the donation/intake side of Tri-Tout Solidaire's supply chain, and a partial substitute for low-cost resale of small items.

Others

• Réseau National des Ressourceries: National federation of French ressourceries of which Tri-Tout Solidaire is a member. Not a competitor but a structural peer/ecosystem node that aggregates best practices, advocacy, and collective representation for the ressourcerie model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/tritoutsolidaire
• Instagraminstagram.com/tritoutsolidaire
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tri-tout-solidairess

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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