Second-hand consumption as a lifestyle choice

Abstract: In the past 40 years there has been an increase in second-hand consumption among consumers (Guiot and Roux 2010), since the ‘shame and stigma associated with second-hand consumption’ disappeared and second-hand goods became ‘cool’ and ‘stylish’ (Franklin 2011, 156). In Germany, for example, the turnover of goods sold in second-hand retail outlets is expected to increase from €1.902 mio in 2012 to €2.198 mio in 2020 (Statista n.d.). Second-hand consumption is a niche form of consumption and therefore does not correspond to the norm (Crewe and Gregson 2003; Williams and Paddock 2003). Second-hand goods can be distinguished from new goods because they are pre-used and pre-owned (Luchs et al. 2011). They are usually less expensive than new products and have some traces of wear-and-tear (Estelami and Raymundo 2012). Several forms of second-hand consumption exist. These range from ‘car boot sales, charity shops, auctions, online auctions, seller websites, vintage and other second-hand sh

Angaben zum Objekt

• Standort: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Umfang: Online-Ressource, 189-207 S.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anmerkungen: Veröffentlichungsversion ; nicht begutachtet ; In: Bala, Christian (Hg.), Schuldzinski, Wolfgang (Hg.): The 21st Century Consumer: Vulnerable, Responsible, Transparent? ; Proceedings of the International Conference on Consumer Research (ICCR) 2016. 2017. S. 189-207. ISBN 978-3-86336-917-0

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wo): Düsseldorf
• (wann): 2017
• Urheber: Steffen, Adrienne
• Beteiligte Personen und Organisationen: Bala, Christian ; Schuldzinski, Wolfgang ; Kompetenzzentrum Verbraucherforschung NRW ; Verbraucherzentrale Nordrhein-Westfalen e.V

Weitere Informationen

• DOI: 10.15501/978-3-86336-918-7_16
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2019072814500418980922
• Rechteinformation: Open Access; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 25.03.2025, 13:56 MEZ