SEOUL/SINGAPORE — Samsung Electronics plans to launch a programme to sell refurbished used versions of its premium smartphones as early as next year, a person with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.The South Korean technology firm is looking for ways to sustain earnings momentum after reviving its mobile profits by restructuring its product line-up.As growth in the global smartphone market hits a plateau, Samsung wants to maximise its cost efficiency and keep operating margins above 10%.The world’s top smartphone maker will refurbish high-end phones returned to the company by users who signed up for one-year upgrade programmes in markets such as South Korea and the US.READ THIS: iPhone sales fall, but not as far as feared, sending Apple shares higherSamsung would then re-sell these phones at a lower price, the person said, declining to be identified as the plan was not yet public.The person declined to say how big a discount the refurbished phones would be sold at, which ...
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