Smells Like Grandparents: Consumers’ Barriers and Motivations to Second-hand Shopping

Lea Becker Frahm; Linda Nhu Laursen; Casper Boks

Smells Like Grandparents: Consumers’ Barriers and Motivations to Second-hand Shopping

Lea Becker Frahm, Linda Nhu Laursen, Casper Boks

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Consumers’ perspectives on the reuse of products are crucial to understand for supporting and achieving a circular consumption and economy. While second-hand products are still a niche phenomenon (Wilts et al., 2021), second-hand markets validate the consumers’ willingness and desire to reuse products (Gregson & Crewe, 2003). To accommodate the call for knowledge on consumer
behavior regarding the circular economy, this study investigates consumers’ motivations and barriers to shopping in second-hand markets. The research includes 20 semi-structured interviews with a diverse set of informants to ensure rich data (Kvale & Brinkmann, 2015). With the departure in existing
knowledge about barriers and motivations to second-hand shopping from literature, the authors have, based on analysis of the interviews, identified, and categorized seven additional barriers and five motivations, which have not yet been described in the literature. The motivations concern aspects such
as social-, quality-, and design aspects, whereas the barriers mostly relate to the shopping experience and the social aspects. Thereby this study builds on prior studies and extends the theoretical understanding of the different aspects of second-hand shopping, that can either enhance or worsen the
experience.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	PROCEEDINGS 5th PLATE Conference : The 5th Product Lifetimes and the Environment Conference in Aalto University, Espoo, Finland, 31 May – 2 June, 2023
Editors	Kirsi Niinimäki, Kirsti Cura
Publisher	Aalto University
Publication date	2023
Pages	310-315
ISBN (Electronic)	978-952-64-1367-9
Publication status	Published - 2023
Event	The 5th Product Lifetimes and The Environment Conference - PLATE 2023 - Aalto University, Espoo, Finland Duration: 31 May 2023 → 2 Jun 2023 Conference number: 5 https://www.plateconference.org/plate-2021-conference-3/ https://www.plateconference.org/

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Conference	The 5th Product Lifetimes and The Environment Conference - PLATE 2023
Number	5
Location	Aalto University
Country/Territory	Finland
City	Espoo
Period	31/05/2023 → 02/06/2023
Internet address	https://www.plateconference.org/plate-2021-conference-3/ https://www.plateconference.org/

Series	Aalto University publication series ART + DESIGN + ARCHITECTURE
ISSN	1799-4861

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Frahm, Lea Becker ; Laursen, Linda Nhu ; Boks, Casper. / Smells Like Grandparents : Consumers’ Barriers and Motivations to Second-hand Shopping. PROCEEDINGS 5th PLATE Conference: The 5th Product Lifetimes and the Environment Conference in Aalto University, Espoo, Finland, 31 May – 2 June, 2023. editor / Kirsi Niinimäki ; Kirsti Cura. Aalto University, 2023. pp. 310-315 (Aalto University publication series ART + DESIGN + ARCHITECTURE).

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Frahm, LB , Laursen, LN & Boks, C 2023, Smells Like Grandparents: Consumers’ Barriers and Motivations to Second-hand Shopping. in K Niinimäki & K Cura (eds), PROCEEDINGS 5th PLATE Conference: The 5th Product Lifetimes and the Environment Conference in Aalto University, Espoo, Finland, 31 May – 2 June, 2023. Aalto University, Aalto University publication series ART + DESIGN + ARCHITECTURE, pp. 310-315, The 5th Product Lifetimes and The Environment Conference - PLATE 2023, Espoo, Finland, 31/05/2023.

Smells Like Grandparents: Consumers’ Barriers and Motivations to Second-hand Shopping. / Frahm, Lea Becker ; Laursen, Linda Nhu; Boks, Casper.
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Frahm LB , Laursen LN, Boks C. Smells Like Grandparents: Consumers’ Barriers and Motivations to Second-hand Shopping. In Niinimäki K, Cura K, editors, PROCEEDINGS 5th PLATE Conference: The 5th Product Lifetimes and the Environment Conference in Aalto University, Espoo, Finland, 31 May – 2 June, 2023. Aalto University. 2023. p. 310-315. (Aalto University publication series ART + DESIGN + ARCHITECTURE).

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