Buying and selling secondhand has been taboo in Greece for a long time, however the market is on the rise in recent years amid a series of crises, according to experts and retailers.
Thrift stores started springing up like mushrooms in the wake of the financial crisis (2008-2018) that shrank the average disposable income of Greeks by 25 percent, they told Xinhua in recent interviews.
The pandemic gave a boost to online purchases, from clothing to furniture and electric appliances as well, while the new energy crisis and inflationary pressure, combined with growing concern about the climate crisis, strengthened this shift in the behavior of Greek consumers, they explained.
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