Spending on clothing and attitudes to debt in the UK

Author: Weekes, Tanya

Source: Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management, Volume 8, Number 1, 2004 , pp. 113-122(10)

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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Abstract:

Presents results of a recent small-scale survey, carried out among young people in the UK, to examine the proposition that consumers tend to reduce spending on clothing before cutting back on other items, in times of economic recession, and also to examine those consumers' attitudes to debt and borrowing.

Keywords: Clothing; Consumer behaviour; Credit cards; Debts; Personal finance; United Kingdom

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/13612020410518736

Publication date: 2004-03-01