From the 13th of May to the 4th of August, I was in Bristol, a town from the South West of England. From the beginning, I knew that I wanted to go to England because it is the nearest country to learn English and also because I was interested to discover its culture its system a little more. My strategy to find a work placement was to choose the city before the company. I really did not want to be in the countryside, far from the city centre. London was the first town which attracted my attention, most of all thanks to its potential regarding companies. After a few researches about accommodation and the cost of life, I changed my mind because it was really expensive. I chose Bristol because it is one of the biggest cities of England and also because a lot of people who have been there were pleased about their stay.
I heard about OXFAM GB in the IUP because there was an offer in an Oxfam shop in Oxford. I decided to apply to Oxfam in Bristol: I went to the Oxfam website and found several Oxfam shops in Bristol. I sent an e-mail to all of them, explaining why I wanted to work in Oxfam. Two managers of two different shops in the same street replied because they were interested in my application. I had to choose between a bookshop and a more general shop (selling clothing, “bric-a-brac”, fair trade food…)
[...] Oxfam presentation in each listing We can imagine that people have not always enough time to read our ‘about me page', so we have decided to include in every description a brief introduction to inform people that an Oxfam shop is run by volunteers, to encourage them to be patient for their item to be sent, reminding them that their money goes to a good cause. Here is the introduction we made: We are a team of OXFAM volunteers who give our time freely to sell on eBay. [...]
[...] eBay is a very suitable marketplace for Oxfam because it seems to believe in the success of charities online, having planned their launch in relation with MissionFish and communicating about them. NEGATIVE POINTS There are all the same a few negative points to consider when an Oxfam shop is selling on eBay. The first point to underline is that it takes time. First, the items that are going to sell on eBay have to be selected carefully: at least two people in the shop should discuss the selection because some items are not suitable on eBay (simple design, unknown brand ) and are sold in the shop more easily. [...]
[...] The launch of eBay as an experiment in the shop I worked for has demonstrated that the online market is a strong tool to sell particular items at interesting prices, reaching more and more customers from everywhere in the world. Nevertheless, the process to set up eBay in an OXFAM shop is a little complicated because the eBay volunteer has to be trained to eBay but most of all to assimilate how to select the items intented to eBay. The results obtained from this experiment have not improved significantly the level of sales realised in the shop, but it is still a beginning. [...]
[...] Launch of eBay in the Oxfam shop 1 eBay: a new way of selling for Oxfam 1 EBay: the world's online marketplace EBay is the world's online marketplace, with a global customer base of 181 million. Founded in 1995, eBay has created a powerful marketplace for the sale of goods and services by a passionate community of individuals and small businesses. EBay now has a global presence in 33 markets, including the United States. On any given day, there are millions of items listed on eBay across thousands of diverse categories, including antiques, toys, books, computers, sports, photography and electronics, amongst many others. [...]
[...] My assignment in one of the Oxfam shops in Bristol consisted in launching eBay in the shop as an experiment. During eight weeks in the shop, after a month of acclimatising to its functioning, I have listed on eBay several items from donations we received, in order to make more money that we could have expected from them in the shop. First of all, I will present the Oxfam organisation in general: how and where do they work? What are their main values? [...]
APA Style reference
For your bibliographyOnline reading
with our online readerContent validated
by our reading committee
