{
  "id": 1455561,
  "title": "STUDY: 63 Per Cent of Canadians Have Bought Refurbished, Open Box or Traded in Technology in the Past Year, Driven by Cost, Environmental Impact, and Product Value",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/study-63-per-cent-of-canadians-have-bought-refurbished-open-box-or",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-17T09:04:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Financial Post",
    "slug": "financial-post",
    "url": "https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-wire-news-releases-pmn/study-63-per-cent-of-canadians-have-bought-refurbished-open-box-or-traded-in-technology-in-the-past-year-driven-by-cost-environmental-impact-and-product-value"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Canadian Gen Z are outpacing every generation when it comes to buying refurbished, open box or traded in technology, with 44 per cent listing environmental impact as a factor VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Ahead of back-to-school, one of the largest shopping moments for electronics, Canadians are rethinking what “new” means to them when buying tech. […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}