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The work of shopping: Resellers and the informal economy at the goodwill bins

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In this article, I examine the material and everyday practices of a community of thrift-shoppers at the Goodwill Bins. Their practices reveal that shopping in these cutthroat environments is anything but leisurely. By attending to how these spaces are utilised as resources for independent ventures in the informal economy, I show how the occupation of reselling blurs the lines between consumption and production, and shopping and work. I argue that the thrift store can be viewed as a microcosm of the broader shifts occurring in the economy and the latest capitalist reorganisation of work into non-standard and precarious forms.

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  • Jennifer Ayres, 2019. "The work of shopping: Resellers and the informal economy at the goodwill bins," Business History, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 61(1), pages 122-154, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:bushst:v:61:y:2019:i:1:p:122-154
    DOI: 10.1080/00076791.2017.1369962
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