Based on a 2021 online survey among customers of the re-commerce company Momox, 87 percent of respondents stated that they chose to buy second-hand clothing because they considered it good for the environment, while 83 percent said they did so because it was cheaper than buying new items.
Reasons for shopping for second-hand clothing in Germany in 2021
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Second-hand shopping is good for the environment
87%
Second-hand clothing is cheaper than new clothing
83%
Finding items that are just not available in shops anymore
49%
Second-hand is trendy
7%
Coincidence, there was no specific reason
3%
Because my friends/family buy second-hand clothing
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Momox. (January 20, 2022). Reasons for shopping for second-hand clothing in Germany in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308921/second-hand-clothing-shopping-reasons-germany/
Momox. "Reasons for shopping for second-hand clothing in Germany in 2021." Chart. January 20, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308921/second-hand-clothing-shopping-reasons-germany/
Momox. (2022). Reasons for shopping for second-hand clothing in Germany in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308921/second-hand-clothing-shopping-reasons-germany/
Momox. "Reasons for Shopping for Second-hand Clothing in Germany in 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308921/second-hand-clothing-shopping-reasons-germany/
Momox, Reasons for shopping for second-hand clothing in Germany in 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308921/second-hand-clothing-shopping-reasons-germany/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Reasons for shopping for second-hand clothing in Germany in 2021 [Graph], Momox, January 20, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308921/second-hand-clothing-shopping-reasons-germany/
