Department Stores made the modern economy

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Aug 2017
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Department Stores made the modern economy
Department Stores made the modern economy


In a series of pieces for the BBC World Service about significant things that determined the economy of today, an article examines how department stores changed the way we shop. It chronicles the founding of Selfridges, the pioneering ideas of A. T. Stewart, innovations such as lifts, the changing role of women, as well as the fixed price and high volume business model.


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