1st Edition
Charity Shops Retailing, Consumption and Society
160 Pages
by
Routledge
160 Pages
by
Routledge
160 Pages
by
Routledge
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In the late 1990s, there was a distinct rise in interest in the non-profit sector, and in retailing and consumption. Drawing together these two concerns this book provides a comprehensive and international account of the retail charity sector.
Charity shops are now significant occupiers of the UK high street, and are becoming familiar sites of consumption in the USA, Australia,... Read more
1. Consumption, Identity and Locality: a Theoretical Perspective on Charity Shops I 2. Retailing: a Theoretical Perspective on Charity Shops II 3. Customers and Demand: Thrift, Lifestyle, Convenience and Coming out of the Cold 4. Materialising Profit: from Donation to Distribution 5. Staffing the Charity Shop: Voluntary, Not-So-Voluntary and Paid Staff 6. Pricing and Competition: Hitting the Mark 7. 'It's all in the Mix': Profits, Lifecycles, Lifestyles, and the Future of Charity Shops
Biography
Suzanne Horne, Avril Maddrell
