The Esprit company Padel Shop, a leading French specialist in padel equipment (rackets, shoes, balls, accessories) announces the launch of a second-hand service. 

A rare initiative in this market, which aims to offer a more accessible, more sustainable and circular alternative to players, while further structuring the sector.

Founded in 2020 near Lyon by  Joffrey Gilant and Sébastien Cornet , brother of former tennis player Alizé Cornet, Esprit Padel Shop has established itself in just a few years as the  number 1 padel e-commerce site in France Esprit, with several hundred thousand orders shipped and over 10,000 products available. Padel Shop initially built its reputation through a physical store, based on close customer relationships, attentive listening, and high-quality advice for each client. Today, the company maintains this same commitment, placing support, service, and customer satisfaction at the heart of its approach to assisting all players, from beginners to seasoned competitors, with the same high-quality service and guidance in equipment selection.

 For a more affordable and responsible padel 

With this new service called  « Mind Padel Shop Second Hand » Players can now buy and sell used equipment via a platform designed to meet the specific challenges of the second-hand market: checking the condition of products, extending the lifespan of equipment, securing transactions and accessing technical products at more affordable prices.

On the site, buyers will make their choice based in particular on the condition of the products for sale, according to  6 criteria  New with tags, new without tags, excellent, very good, good, satisfactory. When you make a sale on the platform, you receive a voucher for the value of the sale.

This launch comes at a time when the sports and e-commerce markets are rapidly evolving towards more responsible models.  The circular economy is now playing an important role in consumption habits. , including in the world of sport, driven by a desire to reduce waste, to better utilize equipment and to make certain practices more accessible.

For Spirit Padel Shop, this approach is part of a logical continuation.  The company wants to support the growth of padel  while meeting the new expectations of practitioners, particularly on topics related to purchasing power, sustainability and responsible consumption.

“Padel is a rapidly growing sport, and we believe it also needs to evolve in how it consumes equipment. With this second-hand service, we want to provide a useful solution at all levels: allowing players to more easily renew their equipment, giving a second life to still-performing products, and contributing to a more responsible approach to the market. It's also a way to make padel even more accessible, without compromising on experience and confidence.” explains Joffrey Gilant, co-founder of Esprit Padel Shop.

Through this new product, Esprit Padel Shop continues its  desire to structure a more mature padel ecosystem by combining product expertise, close relationships with players and new consumer practices.

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