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The history of retail encompasses the sale of goods and services to consumers across all cultures and time periods from ancient history to the present. [ 1 ] Commerce first took the form of bargaining between early human civilizations.
Retail markets and shops have a very ancient history, dating back to antiquity. Some of the earliest retailers were itinerant peddlers. Over the centuries, retail shops were transformed from little more than "rude booths" to the sophisticated shopping malls of the modern era.
History of retail in the United States (3 C, 8 P) M. Marketplace attacks (7 C) R. Retail buildings by heritage register (1 C) Pages in category "History of retail"
Macy's got its start as America's first department store before the Civil War, and with all the ups and downs of the last 160+ years, the brand still lives on today.
The retail industry has nowhere to go from here. It finished evolving two decades ago when Jeff Bezos, the founder and CEO of Amazon.com , introduced the final paradigm of shopping. Any future ...
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Pages in category "History of retail in the United States" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
A department store is a retail establishment offering a wide range of consumer goods in different areas of the store, each area ("department") specializing in a product category. In modern major cities, the department store made a dramatic appearance in the middle of the 19th century, and permanently reshaped shopping habits, and the definition ...