musicMagpie was founded in 2007 by Steve Oliver and Walter Gleeson, and initially focused on pre-owned CDs, buying from and selling to consumers. Today, it is a leader of re-commerce in the UK and US in the circular economy of consumer technology, books and disc media.
2007
Founded by Steve Oliver and Walter Gleeson, with an original focus on the re-commerce of pre-owned CDs
2008
Initially, all products were sold online via Amazon’s UK website, soon followed by Amazon’s US, French and German websites in 2009
2009
Opened first warehouse and “That’s Entertainment” retail outlet opened
2011
The Group begins listing its products for sale on eBay (in addition to its existing listings on Amazon). It also increased its physical presence, growing its chain of retail outlets to over 30 stores
2012
Expanded product offering to include consumer technology (such as smartphones, mp3 players, laptops, smartphones and computer game consoles). The Group launches its US division, trading under the 'Decluttr' brand
2015
£6 million of investment from Northern Entities, which was used to increase the Group’s ability to facilitate same-day payments to selling customers.
Launch of UK online store (www.musicmagpie.co.uk)
2017
Launch of US online store (www.decluttr.com)
2018
The Group chooses to close its physical retail stores to focus on becoming a ‘pureplay’ online business
2020
The Group launches three new initiatives: an innovative smartphone subscription/rental service, the SMARTDrop Kiosk concept, and a new corporate technology recycling service
2021
The Group lists on the London Stock Exchange AIM market and qualifies for the LSE Green Economy Mark.
2022
The Group begins listing its products for sale on Back Market in the UK, followed by the US.
The SMARTDrop kiosk roll-out completes, with the estate total at 290 kiosks located in Asda stores throughout the UK.
2023
musicMagpie exceeds 250k reviews on Trustpilot UK.
The Group began listing its products for sale on Walmart.com in the US.