Abstract

The retail trade of second-hand goods has had longstanding traditions and development. The present study focused the second- hand clothes retailers in Aizawl Market, Mizoram. The study analyse the socio-economic and demographic characteristics, and push and pull factors of the second-hand clothes retailers in the study area. Primary data were collected through structured questionnaire. The study found that 65% of the respondents were female and 35% of the respondents were male. The main push factors which the respondents forced to enter into the second-hand clothes retail business are to stay close to family, in order to be able to use a previous business experience, due to failure to get salaried job respectively and the pull factors are to maintain financial freedom, to be independent financially, to build a business to pass on, and to increase income.