Unplanned obsolescence: consumer’s attitudes and perceptions of lifestyle brands in Durban, South Africa

Planned obsolescence has become a strategy adopted by large corporations, for products to be produced with surprisingly short useful life spans. These shorter than expected product life spans ensure that consumers make regular repeat purchases of their favorite items. The monopoly of obsolescence of...

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Main Authors: John Amolo, Andrisha Beharry-Ramraj
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: LLC "CPC "Business Perspectives" 2016-07-01
Series:Problems and Perspectives in Management
Online Access:https://businessperspectives.org/images/pdf/applications/publishing/templates/article/assets/7461/PPM_2016_03_Amolo.pdf