Retail and Community

George Campbell Gosling is Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Wolverhampton.Alix R. Green is Reader in History at the University of Essex.Grace Millar is Honorary Research Fellow in History at the University of Wolverhampton.

“The climate crisis and the COVID-19 lockdowns have changed the picture of future shopping—with an end to fast, easy sales and consumption and concern instead for local environments and ethical responsibility. Retail and Community demonstrates that this focus is not new: that we can learn now from another history of modern shopping. It is a timely book.” Rachel Bowlby, University College London

• 1. Retail and Community: English Experiences and International Encounters in the Long Twentieth Century – George Campbell Gosling, Alix R. Green and Grace Millar2. The Commodification of Japanese Culture in Transcultural Charity Bazaars: The Mikado Festival and Feast of Lanterns in Darlington, 1887 – Massimiliano Papini3. Hall and Spindler, Bespoke Tailors and Outfitters of Leamington Spa, 1878–1895: A Study in Retail Credit, Trust, and Loyalty – Nick Gray4. Shopkeeper and Educator: Aspects of the Co-Operative Movement in England, 1870–1914 – Ian Mitchell5. ‘By the Army, for the Army’: The Salvation Army’s Early Retail Activities, Criticisms and Responses in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries – Marjorie Gehrhardt6. A Labour of Love: The Role of Retail in Salvation Army Rescue Work for Women – Ruth Macdonald7. Much More Than a Gossip Shop: Black Country Independent Womenswear Retail, Family and Community – Nadia Awal and Jenny Gilbert8. Charity, Community and Trade: The British Charity Shop, 1940s-1970s – George Campbell Gosling9. Empire of Charity: The British ‘Helping Hand’ In South African Charity Shops, 1971–1972 – Jessica Field10. Race, Retailing and the Windrush Generation: Principle and Practice in the John Lewis Partnership’s Recruitment of Commonwealth Arrivals, 1950–1962 – Alix R. Green11. Encounters at the Counter: Race, Class and Belonging in the British Asian Corner Shop – Harshad Keval12. ‘The Grocer Carried Me for Three Months’: Retail Support for Workers Involved in Extended Industrial Disputes – Grace Millar, Ben Curtis, Keith Gildart and Andrew Perchard13. Understanding the ‘Gift’ in the Post-Economic Downturn Charity Shop – Triona Fitton14. Reflections – George Campbell Gosling, Alix R. Green and Grace Millar