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The transformation of shopping : Department Stores, Social Change and Consumerism, 1830 - 1994.
The Transformation of Shopping: Department Stores, Social Change and Consumerism, 1830-1994 Available
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- Database & Article Index
- Website/Database
- Language:
- Multiple languages
- Subjects (All):
- Shopping--History--1830-1994.
- Shopping.
- Stores, Retail--History.
- Stores, Retail.
- Retail trade--History.
- Retail trade.
- Shopping malls--History.
- Shopping malls.
- Department stores--History.
- Department stores.
- Shopping--Social aspects--History.
- Consumer behavior.
- Clerks (Retail trade)--Social conditions.
- Clerks (Retail trade).
- Genre:
- databases.
- Databases.
- Records (Documents)
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- 1830 - 1994.
- [Marlborough, UK] : Adam Matthew Digital, [2024]
- Summary:
- The Transformation of Shopping brings together rich collections of primary source material from world-renowned institutions, enabling research into the vibrant sociocultural history of the retail industry with material from over 300 stores. Drawn from across the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, trade literature, staff newsletters and photographs highlight the experiences of workers and consumers, offering exciting new insights into the ways in which stores shaped and influenced daily and working life. The Transformation of Shopping brings together material from libraries and archives across the world. Covering over 160 years of history, material explores the daily lives of workers and consumers, offering a social and cultural history of department stores during a period in which they were adapting to evolving consumer needs, workers’ rights and societal shifts, with a focus on life on the shop floor. Primary sources and supporting content explore many themes, including gender within the retail industry, how stores change the architectural landscape and shape of the daily and working lives of communities, shifting business and marketing practices, as well as the role of the store in providing guidance to staff and consumers during times of crisis. Researchers can examine how consumer needs changed over time, with independent stores in the suburbs competing with expansive department stores in towns and cities selling a broad range of products. Featuring company archives, trade journals, and union records, the resource offers researchers access to a comprehensive set of sources from several countries. The Transformation of Shopping includes material from world-renowned libraries and archives from the UK, US, Australia, Canada, France and Estonia.-- From publisher's website.
- Notes:
- Title from online title page (viewed on October 18, 2024).
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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