The Great American Shopping Experience The History of American Retail from Main Street to the Mall |
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| Author:
| Provost, Stephen H. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-61035-991-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2022 |
| Publisher: | Linden Publishing Company, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $24.95 |
Book Description:
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A fun, nostalgic look at the great American stores of yesteryear and their rise and fall. The wealthy and leisured lady of the 1920s shopped in a palatial downtown department store with a restaurant, beauty parlour, movie theatre, and live orchestra -- the harried suburban mom of today rushes her purchases through the self-checkout at the big box store. THE GREAT AMERICAN SHOPPING EXPERIENCE explains how this transformation happened in a fascinating and entertaining history of the...
More DescriptionA fun, nostalgic look at the great American stores of yesteryear and their rise and fall. The wealthy and leisured lady of the 1920s shopped in a palatial downtown department store with a restaurant, beauty parlour, movie theatre, and live orchestra -- the harried suburban mom of today rushes her purchases through the self-checkout at the big box store. THE GREAT AMERICAN SHOPPING EXPERIENCE explains how this transformation happened in a fascinating and entertaining history of the growth and decline of Americas massive retail empires. A popular history that is both fun and compelling, this is an epic story of capitalisms powers of creative destruction and the repeated transformation of American society.