ABSTRACT

First published in 2006. This study looks at eight centuries retail trading and shopping to answer the question of how people did tehir shopping in the past in England.

part 1|52 pages

The late middle ages

chapter 1|22 pages

Town Markets in the Late Middle Ages

chapter 2|28 pages

Fairs and Their Customers

part 2|126 pages

Queen elizabeth to queen anne

chapter 3|17 pages

New Beginnings in Retail Distribution

chapter 4|28 pages

Buying Food in London

chapter 5|27 pages

Shopping for Pleasure in London

chapter 6|29 pages

Country Shoppers and Shopkeepers

chapter 7|23 pages

Some Items for a Restoration Gentleman

part 3|70 pages

The eighteenth century

chapter 8|31 pages

Bright Lights and Bow-Windows

chapter 9|12 pages

The London Poor

chapter 10|12 pages

A Household in Buckinghamshire

chapter 11|13 pages

The Man with a Pack

part 4|54 pages

Modern times

chapter 12|25 pages

The Climax of Traditional Retailing

chapter 13|27 pages

The Second Retailing Revolution