19 November 1956
Push-button shopping in the electronic store - the world’s first completely electronically-operated, model-type food store has been demonstrated in New York.
11 May 1959
The supermarket revolution - how to pre-pack highly perishable foodstuffs in an attractive, modern pack is a difficult challenge for retailers.
19 February 1961
How to shop sensibly - impulse buying when out shopping can lead to big fashion mistakes.
15 September 1962
American-style shopping centres - these should not be confused with the so-called shopping centres of Coventry and Birmingham. Southdale Center: America’s first shopping mall.
31 May 1964
How to stop murder in the dress store - if the department stores would only make up their minds about service we might see shopping reinstated as one of life’s pleasures.
4 April 1972
A hundred miles from Oxford Street - there are more out-of-London branches of famous London names. Miss Selfridge, for example, now has 18 branches.
5 September 1985
Retail shops dress up to attract customers - how a shop looks can be as crucial to its success as the goods it is offering.
20 February 1986
The trials and tribulations of a first-time computer buyer.
30 March 2015
Paris’s Galeries de Bois, prototype of the modern shopping centre.
25 November 2016
Black Friday isn’t just about shopping– the term Black Friday has been used in Guardian reporting since 1866 - and not just in stories about retail.
11 April 2018
6,000 shops close in tough year for UK’s high streets.
29 March 2018
How to bring a high street back from the dead - one community in York has found a simple way to reverse the decline.
