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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. 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. 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.
This volume is an important resource to a wide range of readers,
including marketing and management specialists, historians,
geographers, economists, sociologists and urban planners.
The geography of American retail has changed dramatically since the
first luxurious department stores sprang up in nineteenth-century
cities. Introducing light, color, and music to dry-goods emporia,
these "palaces of consumption" transformed mere trade into
occasions for pleasure and spectacle. Through the early twentieth
century, department stores remained centers of social activity in
local communities. But after World War II, suburban growth and the
ubiquity of automobiles shifted the seat of economic prosperity to
malls and shopping centers. The subsequent rise of discount big-box
stores and electronic shopping accelerated the pace at which local
department stores were shuttered or absorbed by national chains.
But as the outpouring of nostalgia for lost downtown stores and
historic shopping districts would indicate, these vibrant social
institutions were intimately connected to American political,
cultural, and economic identities. The first national study of the
department store industry, From Main Street to Mall traces the
changing economic and political contexts that transformed the
American shopping experience in the twentieth century. With careful
attention to small-town stores as well as glamorous landmarks such
as Marshall Field's in Chicago and Wanamaker's in Philadelphia,
historian Vicki Howard offers a comprehensive account of the uneven
trajectory that brought about the loss of locally identified
department store firms and the rise of national chains like Macy's
and J. C. Penney. She draws on a wealth of primary source evidence
to demonstrate how the decisions of consumers, government policy
makers, and department store industry leaders culminated in today's
Wal-Mart world. Richly illustrated with archival photographs of the
nation's beloved downtown business centers, From Main Street to
Mall shows that department stores were more than just places to
shop.
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. 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. 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.
This volume is an important resource to a wide range of readers,
including marketing and management specialists, historians,
geographers, economists, sociologists and urban planners.
The geography of American retail has changed dramatically since the
first luxurious department stores sprang up in nineteenth-century
cities. Introducing light, color, and music to dry-goods emporia,
these "palaces of consumption" transformed mere trade into
occasions for pleasure and spectacle. Through the early twentieth
century, department stores remained centers of social activity in
local communities. But after World War II, suburban growth and the
ubiquity of automobiles shifted the seat of economic prosperity to
malls and shopping centers. The subsequent rise of discount big-box
stores and electronic shopping accelerated the pace at which local
department stores were shuttered or absorbed by national chains.
But as the outpouring of nostalgia for lost downtown stores and
historic shopping districts would indicate, these vibrant social
institutions were intimately connected to American political,
cultural, and economic identities. The first national study of the
department store industry, From Main Street to Mall traces the
changing economic and political contexts that transformed the
American shopping experience in the twentieth century. With careful
attention to small-town stores as well as glamorous landmarks such
as Marshall Field's in Chicago and Wanamaker's in Philadelphia,
historian Vicki Howard offers a comprehensive account of the uneven
trajectory that brought about the loss of locally identified
department store firms and the rise of national chains like Macy's
and J. C. Penney. She draws on a wealth of primary source evidence
to demonstrate how the decisions of consumers, government policy
makers, and department store industry leaders culminated in today's
Wal-Mart world. Richly illustrated with archival photographs of the
nation's beloved downtown business centers, From Main Street to
Mall shows that department stores were more than just places to
shop.
Named "Best of the Best from the University Presses" for 2007 by
the American Library AssociationWeddings today are a $70-billion
business, yet no one has explained how the industry has become such
a significant component of the American economy. In "Brides, Inc.,"
Vicki Howard goes behind the scenes of the various firms
involved--from jewelers to caterers--to explore the origins of the
lavish American wedding, demonstrating the important role
commercial interests have played in shaping traditions most of us
take for granted.Howard reveals how many of our customs and wedding
rituals were the product of sophisticated advertising campaigns,
merchandising promotions, and entrepreneurial innovations. Tracing
the rise of the wedding industry from the 1920s through the 1950s,
the author explains that retailers, bridal consultants, etiquette
writers, caterers, and many others invented traditions--from the
diamond engagement ring and double-ring ceremony to the gift
registry to the package-deal catered affair. These businesses and
entrepreneurs, many of them women, transformed wedding culture and
set the stage for today's multibillion-dollar industry.The wedding
industry began to take shape between the 1920s and the 1950s.
Bridal magazine editors and etiquette writers, jewelers, department
store window display artists, bridal consultants, fashion
designers, and caterers invented new consumer rites and promoted
higher standards of wedding consumption. Claiming ties with
"ancient customs" and various historical periods, the wedding
industry promoted new goods and services as timeless and
unchanging. It introduced new ring customs and wedding apparel
fashions, and "modern" services, such as gift registries that
rationalized gift customs, bridal salons that saved time and made
wedding planning more efficient, and wedding packages that
standardized ceremonies and reception celebrations.During World War
II, the traditional white wedding grew even more prevalent as
jewelers and bridal gown manufacturers successfully sought
exemptions from wartime restrictions, linking the diamond
engagement ring, the double-ring ceremony, and the formal white
wedding gown with democracy and American prosperity. By the 1950s,
the wedding industry had made the formal white wedding tradition a
part of a new cult of marriage and the modern American
Dream.Entertaining and informative, "Brides, Inc." reveals the
origins and development of this most exemplary American enterprise
and brings the story up to the present with a discussion of such
new phenomena as David's Bridal and the gay wedding industry.
"A child brutalized, a family destroyed, a community wounded...but
the story doesn't end there..." The summer of 1973-the time when
Michael Johnson's life was struck by tragedy. The life of an
innocent nine-year-old boy growing up in Charleston, SC was
horrifically transformed by an act of rape by a stranger. This book
is the first in a series describing his life after rape. Watch the
effects the rape had on his life, his mind, his family, and his
actions. A sense of vengeance and drug use led Michael in-and-out
of incarceration, rehabilitation facilities, and mental
institutions. Drugs seemed like the only solution that allowed him
to escape reality and the horrific images that haunted him daily.
His life went from bad to worse to hopeless in a matter of days.
Throughout the series, see how Michael learned from his actions,
accepted his rape, and achieved spiritual freedom. This series is
intended for anyone who desires to hear a message of strength,
hope, and courage. Michael's hope is that those who have been
through a similar situation will find empathy and support from
someone who has already walked the oppressive, dark path after rape
or drug addiction. You are not alone. There is a way out from "The
Pits of Hell."
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