Routledge Companion to the History of Retailing

<p>Retail history is a rich, cross-disciplinary field that demonstrates the centrality of retailing to many aspects of human experience, from the provisioning of everyday goods to the shaping of urban environments; from earning a living to the construction of identity. Over the last few decades, interest in the history of retail has increased greatly, spanning centuries, extending to all areas of the globe, and drawing on a range of disciplinary perspectives. </p><p></p><p>By offering an up-to-date, comprehensive thematic, spatial and chronological coverage of the history of retailing, this Companion goes beyond traditional narratives that are too simplistic and Euro-centric and offers a vibrant survey of this field. </p><p></p><p>It is divided into four broad sections: 1) Contexts, 2) Spaces and places, 3) People, processes and practices and 4) Geographical variations. Chapters are written in an analytical and synthetic manner, accessible to the general reader as well as challenging for specialists, and with an international perspective.</p><p></p><p>This volume is an important resource to a wide range of readers, including marketing and management specialists, historians, geographers, economists, sociologists and urban planners.</p> <p>1. Introduction: Global Perspectives on Retailing</p><p>Part I: Contexts, Trends and Relationships</p><p></p><p>2. Retailing in the Medieval and Early Modern Worlds, <i>Christopher Dyer</i></p><p></p><p>3. From Consumer Revolution to Mass Market, <i>Bruno Blondé & Ilja Van Damme</i></p><p></p><p>4. Retail Development and Urban form in the United States during the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries <i>Richard Longstreth</i></p><p></p><p>5. The Future of Retailing: From Physical to Digital, <i>Fiona Ellis-Chadwick</i></p><p></p><p>6. Bargain Hunt? Selling Second-Hand, c.1600 to the Present, <i>Sara Pennell</i></p><p>Part II: Spaces and Places</p><p></p><p>7. Markets and Market Halls, <i>Manel Guàrdia, José Luis Oyón & Sergi Garriga</i></p><p></p><p>8. High Street / Main Street, <i>Ian Mitchell</i></p><p></p><p>9. The History of the Department Store, <i>Sarah Elvins</i></p><p></p><p>10. The Supermarket as a Global Historical Development: Structures, Capital, and Values, <i>Patrick Hyder Patterson</i></p><p></p><p>11. Village Shops and Country Stores, <i>Douglas McCalla</i></p><p></p><p>12. Arcades, Shopping Centres and Shopping Malls, <i>Vicki Howard and Jon Stobart</i></p><p></p><p>13. Big-Box Stores, <i>Stephen Halebsky</i></p><p>Part III:<i> </i>People, Processes and Practices</p><p></p><p>14. Penny Retailers and Merchant Princes, <i>Susan Spellman</i></p><p></p><p>15. Retail Workers and their Unions, 1850-2016, <i>Daniel Opler</i></p><p></p><p>16. Retail Management, <i>Martin Purvis</i></p><p></p><p>17. Multiple Retailers, <i>David Delbert Kruger</i></p><p></p><p>18. Co-operative Retailing, <i>Mary Hilson, Silke Neunsinger & Greg Patmore</i></p><p></p><p>19. By Mail and Rail: A History of Mail Order Commerce, <i>Howard Stanger</i></p><p></p><p>20. At the Margins? Itinerants and Pedlars, <i>Laurence Fontaine</i></p><p>Part IV: Geographical Variations</p><p></p><p>21. Retail History: United States and Canada, <i>Bettina Liverant</i></p><p></p><p>22. Western Europe (including Scandinavia), <i>Ilja Van Damme</i></p><p></p><p>23. Retailing in Russia and Eastern Europe, <i>Marjorie L. Hilton</i></p><p></p><p>24 Retailing in Australia and New Zealand: Historical Perspectives through the Distinctive Lens of Innovation, <i>Dale Miller</i></p><p></p><p>25. History of Retailing in Latin America: From the Corner Store to the Supermarket, <i>Martín Monsalve Zanatti</i></p><p></p><p>26<b>. </b>Caravanserai to Carrefour: The Retail History of the Middle East, 600-present, <i>Omar Foda</i></p><p></p><p>27. Modern Retailing History in Japan: From the Meiji Restoration of 1868 to the Beginning of the 21st Century, <i>Masami Harada</i></p><p></p><p>28. Western Models and Eastern Influences: Japanese Department Stores in the Early Twentieth Century, <i>Rika Fujioka</i></p><p></p><p>29. Retailing in India – Strategic Overview, <i>Nitin Sanghavi</i></p>