Expensive price tags and sustainability are the main reasons Canadians are opting to buy used.
The price of furniture has soared across the country due to the increased cost of materials and supply chain issues. One store owner in B.C. said the cost of raw materials at his factory has gone up 35 per cent monthly. Shipping a container of supplies from Asia used to come with a price tag of $1,800 in 2019. But that number has skyrocketed to $20,000 this year, Rick RipoliSign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.
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