Autorentext

Bettina Liverant is an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of History, University of Calgary. Bettina's research is situated at the intersection of commerce and culture. She has written extensively on Canadian consumer society, corporate philanthropy, and Canadian architecture, including Buying Happiness: The Emergence of Consumer Consciousness in English Canada.

Klappentext

Although transformations in retailing are of tremendous current interest, there is no single broad-ranging account of the evolution of retailing formats. This book fills this gap, providing a chronological presentation of changes in retail businesses and shopping experiences from pre-industrial times to the present.

Inhalt

Introduction 1 Early Modern Retailing (1630-1840) 2 Machines for Selling (1840 to 1945) 3 Cars, Computers, and an Abundance of Consumers (1945 to 1995) 4 Retailization and Retailing in The Digital Age (1995 to present) Conclusion