From Main Street to Mall

by Vicki Howard

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  • Book reco: Retail selling, specifically US department stores, have a long and rich history. Studying that history can be a great way to inform opinions on many debates going on today (🙄Amazon). "From Main Street to Mall" (2015) is a wonderful history. 1/ https://t.co/gqzuy9SPyILink to Tweet

About Book

Richly illustrated with archival photos, this comprehensive study of the American department store industry traces the changing economic and political contexts that brought about the decline of downtown shopping districts and the rise of big-box stores and suburban malls.