Jon Stobart is Professor of History at Manchester Metropolitan University. His research ranges across a wide variety of topics relating to retailing and consumption in England during the long eighteenth century. Vicki Howard is a Lecturer at the University of Essex and author of From Main Street to Mall: The Rise and Fall of the American Department Store, which won the Hagley Prize in Business History.They are co-editors of the Taylor & Francis journal, History of Retailing and Consumption.

'This compendium provides an unrivalled insight into the development of retailing through the ages. I particularly enjoyed reading the impact of entrepreneurship, innovation and regulation on retailing in countries as diverse as New Zealand and the Netherlands. A must-read for executives, academics and decision-makers who want to understand and improve the wheels of fortune in retailing.'Anne Staal, Hanze University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands

• 1. Introduction: Global Perspectives on RetailingPart I: Contexts, Trends and Relationships2. Retailing in the Medieval and Early Modern Worlds, Christopher Dyer3. From Consumer Revolution to Mass Market, Bruno Blondé & Ilja Van Damme4. Retail Development and Urban form in the United States during the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Richard Longstreth5. The Future of Retailing: From Physical to Digital, Fiona Ellis-Chadwick6. Bargain Hunt? Selling Second-Hand, c.1600 to the Present, Sara PennellPart II: Spaces and Places7. Markets and Market Halls, Manel Guàrdia, José Luis Oyón & Sergi Garriga8. High Street / Main Street, Ian Mitchell9. The History of the Department Store, Sarah Elvins10. The Supermarket as a Global Historical Development: Structures, Capital, and Values, Patrick Hyder Patterson11. Village Shops and Country Stores, Douglas McCalla12. Arcades, Shopping Centres and Shopping Malls, Vicki Howard and Jon Stobart13. Big-Box Stores, Stephen HalebskyPart III: People, Processes and Practices14. Penny Retailers and Merchant Princes, Susan Spellman15. Retail Workers and their Unions, 1850-2016, Daniel Opler16. Retail Management, Martin Purvis17. Multiple Retailers, David Delbert Kruger18. Co-operative Retailing, Mary Hilson, Silke Neunsinger & Greg Patmore19. By Mail and Rail: A History of Mail Order Commerce, Howard Stanger20. At the Margins? Itinerants and Pedlars, Laurence FontainePart IV: Geographical Variations21. Retail History: United States and Canada, Bettina Liverant22. Western Europe (including Scandinavia), Ilja Van Damme23. Retailing in Russia and Eastern Europe, Marjorie L. Hilton24 Retailing in Australia and New Zealand: Historical Perspectives through the Distinctive Lens of Innovation, Dale Miller25. History of Retailing in Latin America: From the Corner Store to the Supermarket, Martín Monsalve Zanatti26. Caravanserai to Carrefour: The Retail History of the Middle East, 600-present, Omar Foda27. Modern Retailing History in Japan: From the Meiji Restoration of 1868 to the Beginning of the 21st Century, Masami Harada28. Western Models and Eastern Influences: Japanese Department Stores in the Early Twentieth Century, Rika Fujioka29. Retailing in India – Strategic Overview, Nitin Sanghavi

Jon Stobart is Professor of History at Manchester Metropolitan University. His research ranges across a wide variety of topics relating to retailing and consumption in England during the long eighteenth century. Vicki Howard is a Lecturer at the University of Essex and author of From Main Street to Mall: The Rise and Fall of the American Department Store, which won the Hagley Prize in Business History.They are co-editors of the Taylor & Francis journal, History of Retailing and Consumption.

'This compendium provides an unrivalled insight into the development of retailing through the ages. I particularly enjoyed reading the impact of entrepreneurship, innovation and regulation on retailing in countries as diverse as New Zealand and the Netherlands. A must-read for executives, academics and decision-makers who want to understand and improve the wheels of fortune in retailing.'Anne Staal, Hanze University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands

• 1. Introduction: Global Perspectives on RetailingPart I: Contexts, Trends and Relationships2. Retailing in the Medieval and Early Modern Worlds, Christopher Dyer3. From Consumer Revolution to Mass Market, Bruno Blondé & Ilja Van Damme4. Retail Development and Urban form in the United States during the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Richard Longstreth5. The Future of Retailing: From Physical to Digital, Fiona Ellis-Chadwick6. Bargain Hunt? Selling Second-Hand, c.1600 to the Present, Sara PennellPart II: Spaces and Places7. Markets and Market Halls, Manel Guàrdia, José Luis Oyón & Sergi Garriga8. High Street / Main Street, Ian Mitchell9. The History of the Department Store, Sarah Elvins10. The Supermarket as a Global Historical Development: Structures, Capital, and Values, Patrick Hyder Patterson11. Village Shops and Country Stores, Douglas McCalla12. Arcades, Shopping Centres and Shopping Malls, Vicki Howard and Jon Stobart13. Big-Box Stores, Stephen HalebskyPart III: People, Processes and Practices14. Penny Retailers and Merchant Princes, Susan Spellman15. Retail Workers and their Unions, 1850-2016, Daniel Opler16. Retail Management, Martin Purvis17. Multiple Retailers, David Delbert Kruger18. Co-operative Retailing, Mary Hilson, Silke Neunsinger & Greg Patmore19. By Mail and Rail: A History of Mail Order Commerce, Howard Stanger20. At the Margins? Itinerants and Pedlars, Laurence FontainePart IV: Geographical Variations21. Retail History: United States and Canada, Bettina Liverant22. Western Europe (including Scandinavia), Ilja Van Damme23. Retailing in Russia and Eastern Europe, Marjorie L. Hilton24 Retailing in Australia and New Zealand: Historical Perspectives through the Distinctive Lens of Innovation, Dale Miller25. History of Retailing in Latin America: From the Corner Store to the Supermarket, Martín Monsalve Zanatti26. Caravanserai to Carrefour: The Retail History of the Middle East, 600-present, Omar Foda27. Modern Retailing History in Japan: From the Meiji Restoration of 1868 to the Beginning of the 21st Century, Masami Harada28. Western Models and Eastern Influences: Japanese Department Stores in the Early Twentieth Century, Rika Fujioka29. Retailing in India – Strategic Overview, Nitin Sanghavi