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It examines the history and character of commercial settings since the Middle Ages, including shops, arcades, market halls, co-operative stores, department stores, multiples, supermarkets, precincts, and malls. The book traces how various types of retail buildings developed in response to fashion, social and economic conditions, technological advances, and innovations in retailing methods. It reveals how the act of shopping helped to shape urban centres, and how shops of the near and distant past have left their mark on today's high streets. Encompassing topics as diverse as the impact of chains like Marks \u0026amp; Spencer and the revolutionary effect of lifts on store planning, the book provides a unique record of English shop buildings throughout the centuries. 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Multiple retailing was a supremely successful phenomenon, loved by thrifty shoppers but feared by independent competitors. It is explored here through the lens of its shops and stores, which are generously illustrated with archive and modern photographs. These range from the Edwardian grandeur of Boots to the Art Deco splendour of Burton’s and the utilitarian post-war buildings of Littlewoods. Smaller chains are not neglected, even if all that survives are weathered signs or mosaic pavements.  The time is ripe for a study of chain stores. Britain’s retail giants have been under scrutiny since the shocking collapse of Woolworth’s in 2009, followed by BHS in 2016. Online shopping was already undermining bricks-and-mortar retailing when the COVID pandemic struck in 2020, accelerating the process. The recent demise of Debenhams, Arcadia, Wilko and others leaves vast empty premises in town centres nationwide. 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