This article reviews the existence of social media in thrifting marketing in the lives of teenagers in the era of globalization. This was put into perspective and carried out empirically by Gen z. Consumptive behavior is increasingly occurring and has become a topic that supports people who make thrifting production a public space for their economy. The rise of thrifting in the business economy is a trend that is currently in a significant context. The phenomenological approach explains the general meaning of a number of individuals related to concepts or phenomena that are now becoming popular discussions on social media. There is a driving factor for consumers to buy thrifting goods, namely the social media factor which encourages teenagers to be tempted by models advertised with various products and brands to attract interest. This research discusses the use of qualitative methods in a phenomenological approach. In this research, the research focus is on enthusiasts (consumers) and owners of thrifting to find out how thrifting can give rise to the existence of social media in online thrifting shopping. One measure of consumer satisfaction can be proven by how often they subscribe to the thrifting store. This is in social reality or truth which is assumed to be the result of social construction and the truth of a social reality which has a relative nature.

The development of the times has brought the transition of the traditional era to modern. The existence of grocery stalls is synonymous with small businesses that provide consumers' daily needs at affordable prices.  The existence of modern retail that mushroomed like a large market caused competition to threaten the existence of traditional retail. More and more large markets are also taking advantage of the era of technology and social media so that they are involved as online markets. The onslaught of the times and the advancement of modern retail has caused grocery stalls that are friendly to the community to be threatened. Although it varies in order to meet the needs of the community, it certainly creates negative and positive sides, especially for grocery stalls so that it requires various strategies to survive and develop at this time.