LA BOUQUINERIE DU SART

What LA BOUQUINERIE DU SART does

LA BOUQUINERIE DU SART is a privately-held French network of solidarity bookstores ("librairies solidaires") that resells secondhand books, clothing, CDs, DVDs, and vinyl records sourced primarily through customer donations. The company operates six physical retail locations under the "Magasins-École" concept across Northern France — Villeneuve d'Ascq, Amiens, Lomme, Arras, Wambrechies, and Rouen — serving individual consumers, students/academics, and families seeking affordable reading material and sustainable disposal options for unwanted goods. Inventory spans a wide genre mix including literature, crime/thrillers, science-fiction, comics, manga, youth literature, school books, and historical fiction, with a dedicated €1 budget tier ("Notre sélection à 1€").

Name

LA BOUQUINERIE DU SART

Legal name

LA BOUQUINERIE DU SART

Website

https://bouquineriedusart.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

LA BOUQUINERIE DU SART operates six secondhand bookstores across Northern France, reselling donated books, clothing, and media to individual consumers, students, and families, with online sales via the Librairie Solidaire partnership.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Used Bookstore / Secondhand Retail

NAICS

Used Merchandise Retailers (4595), Book Retailers and News Dealers (4592)

SIC

Retail-Nonstore Retailers (5960)

akta.pro primary industry

Used, Rare & Antiquarian Bookstores (CRALAAAB)

Keywords

• Used bookstore
• Secondhand books
• Book buyback
• Donation collection
• Circular economy retail

Headquarters

HQ city

Villeneuve

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Secondhand Book Sales: Sale of pre-owned books across multiple genres including literature, children's books, comics, academic texts, and more. Books are sourced through donations and individual resales.
2. Secondhand Media Sales: Sale of pre-owned clothing, CDs, DVDs, and vinyl records collected through donation programs.
3. Book Buyback Service: Purchase of books from individuals who wish to sell their collections, providing a valuation and purchase service.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

LA BOUQUINERIE DU SART is a French secondhand bookstore chain that sells pre-owned books, clothing, CDs, DVDs, and vinyl records through six physical retail stores across Northern France and the Librairie Solidaire online platform. The company also operates donation collection services including home pickup and neighborhood drop-off boxes, and offers a book buyback program ('Revendre vos livres') that purchases used books from individuals for resale.

Product overview

LA BOUQUINERIE DU SART operates as a network of solidarity bookstores (librairies solidaires) across northern France, offering a diverse catalog of secondhand books organized by genre (novels, crime/thrillers, science-fiction, comics, manga, youth literature, school/educational books, and specialized subjects) alongside selected secondhand clothing and media (CDs, DVDs, vinyls). The business model combines retail sales through physical store locations and the online platform (librairiesolidaire.com) with donation collection services including home pickup and strategic collection boxes throughout the region. The company functions as a social enterprise supporting circular economy and sustainable consumption.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Livres d'occasion (Secondhand Books) Pre-owned books sold across multiple genres (novels, crime/thrillers, science-fiction, historical fiction, comics, manga, youth literature, school/educational books, and specialized subjects) through six physical stores across Northern France and the Librairie Solidaire online platform. Targeted at individual consumers, students, and families seeking affordable reading materials.
• Vêtements (Secondhand Clothing) Pre-owned clothing items accepted via donations and resold through the company's donation collection services and retail operations. Targeted at individual consumers seeking affordable secondhand apparel.
• CD / DVD / Vinyles (Pre-owned Media) Pre-owned music and video media including CDs, DVDs, and vinyl records accepted through donations and resold in stores and online. Targeted at individual consumers of media products.
• Box de collecte (Collection Drop-off Boxes) Strategic drop-off points across Northern France where donors can deposit books, clothing, CDs, DVDs, and vinyl records for the company. Provided as a free convenience service to support the donation supply chain.
• Collecte à domicile (Home Collection Service) Door-to-door pickup service where the company collects donated books, clothing, CDs, DVDs, and vinyl records from donors' homes in the service area. Targeted at individual donors who cannot easily transport items to a drop-off point.
• Revente de livres (Book Buyback Service) Service where individuals sell their used books back to the company for resale. Customers receive a valuation and purchase offer through the Librairie Solidaire platform. Targeted at individuals seeking to liquidate personal book collections.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Librairie SolidairecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLibrairie Solidaire serves as the online sales and distribution platform for LA BOUQUINERIE DU SART, handling online book sales, the book buyback program ('Revendre vos livres'), donation processing, and the 'Best Sellers' and 'Derniers arrivages' sections. The partnership enables the company's e-commerce operations and extends reach beyond physical storefronts.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• ThriftBooks: Large US-based online seller of used books with a buyback program. Highly comparable secondhand book business model, though operating primarily in North America rather than France.

Broad incumbents

• AbeBooks: Global online marketplace for new and used books, owned by Amazon. Comparable in secondhand book resale but operates as a large-scale online platform rather than a brick-and-mortar chain.
• Gibert: Historic French bookstore chain with both new and used inventory across multiple physical locations. Comparable French book retail footprint, though Gibert operates at significantly larger scale and broader assortment.
• Fnac: Major French retailer carrying books, music, and video across physical and online channels. Overlaps with La Bouquinerie du Sart's book and media categories but operates as a broad general-merchandise incumbent.
• Amazon: Dominant online book and media retailer in France, including a substantial used and third-party seller marketplace for secondhand books. A broad incumbent whose scale and logistics footprint set the competitive ceiling for any online used-book channel.

Emerging players

• Le Recycleur: French secondhand media and book reseller with buyback and online channels. Comparable in secondhand media reuse and circular-economy positioning, at smaller scale.
• Emmaüs: French social/solidarity network operating secondhand bookstores and donation-driven retail of books, clothing, and media. Comparable mission-driven, donation-sourced business model with overlapping product categories.

Direct peers

• Re-Read: French secondhand bookstore chain selling used books at low fixed prices (including a €1 tier). Directly comparable pricing model and secondhand retail format to La Bouquinerie du Sart.
• Recyclivre: French online and physical secondhand bookstore that collects donated books and resells them at affordable prices. Closely comparable business model combining donations, online sales, and social/circular-economy mission.
• Momox: German-headquartered European resale platform for used books, CDs, DVDs, and vinyl, with a buyback program. Comparable in secondhand media buyback-and-resell operations, though primarily online rather than physical retail.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

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