If a key part of shopping is the conversion of anonymous commodities into possessions, shopping is a cultural as much as an economic activity.

In human geography "commodities" usually refers to goods and services which are bought and sold. The simplest commodities are those produced by the production system just before they are sold.

Referring to the work of Bourdieu, Zukin (2004,38) notes that shopping is much more than the purchase of commodities.

For mineral trains, he adds little other than pointing out the need to expand single-commodity trains and to end the use of mixed-commodity services that required extensive marshalling.

And Slade said: "It really makes me sad that football club chairmen and boards seem to have lost that most precious commodity - patience. "Sam's sacking at Newcastle had, I suppose, been on the cards for a while, but it is really ridiculous to fire a manager after such a short time.

The price of crude oil is determined in continuous trading between professional players in World's many commodities exchanges.

Although they were once in the forefront of consumer electronics, the calculators have become a mere commodity.

Commodity

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