Aligning perspectives: retailers and Generation Z consumers in the second-hand fashion market

This study explores the relationship between second-hand fashion retailers’ marketing tactics and the purchasing drivers of Generation Z (GenZ) consumers, defined as individuals born between the mid-1990s and early 2010s, in the Netherlands. This study aims to identify areas of alignment and misalig...

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Hauptverfasser: Toebast-Wensink, Annuska (VerfasserIn) , Soyer, Mirella (VerfasserIn) , Timmerman, Tijs (VerfasserIn) , Hekkert, Marko P. (VerfasserIn) , Van den Broek, Karlijn (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: October 28 2025
In: Journal of fashion marketing and management
Year: 2025, Pages: 1-20
ISSN:1758-7433
DOI:10.1108/JFMM-04-2025-0188
Online-Zugang:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1108/JFMM-04-2025-0188
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Verfasserangaben:Annuska Toebast-Wensink (Research Group Marketing & Customer Experience, HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands and Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands), Mirella Soyer (Research Centre Business Innovation, Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Tijs Timmerman (Research Group Marketing & Customer Experience, HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands), Marko P. Hekkert (Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands), and Karlijn L. van den Broek (Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands and Research Centre for Environmental Economics, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany)

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