Retail and Community

George Campbell Gosling is Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Wolverhampton. Alix R. Green is Reader in History at the University of Essex. Grace Millar is Honorary Research Fellow in History at the University of Wolverhampton.

1. Retail and Community: English Experiences and International Encounters in the Long Twentieth Century – George Campbell Gosling, Alix R. Green and Grace Millar
2. The Commodification of Japanese Culture in Transcultural Charity Bazaars: The Mikado Festival and Feast of Lantern in Darlington, 1887 – Massimiliano Papini
3. Hall and Spindler, Bespoke Tailors and Outfitters of Leamington Spa, 1878–95: A Study in Retail Credit, Trust, and Loyalty – Nick Gray
4. Shopkeeper and Educator: Aspects of the Co-Operative Movement in England, 1870–1914 – Ian Mitchell
5. ‘By the Army, for the Army’: The Salvation Army’s Early Retail Activities, Criticisms and Responses in the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries – Marjorie Gehrhardt
6. A Labour of Love: The Role of Retail in Salvation Army Rescue Work for Women – Ruth Macdonald
7. Much More Than a Gossip Shop: Black Country Independent Womenswear Retail, Family and Community – Nadia Awal and Jenny Gilbert
8. Charity, Community and Trade: The British Charity Shop, 1940s-1970s – George Campbell Gosling
9. Empire of Charity: The British ‘Helping Hand’ In South African Charity Shops, 1971–1972 – Jessica Field
10. ‘Race’, Retailing and the Windrush Generation: Principle and Practice in the John Lewis Partnership’s Recruitment of Commonwealth Arrivals, 1950–62 – Alix R. Green
11. Encounters at the Counter: ‘Race’, Class and Belonging in the British Asian Corner Shop – Harshad Keval
12. ‘The Grocer Carried Me for Three Months’: Retail Support for Workers Involved in Extended Industrial Disputes – Grace Millar
13. Understanding the ‘Gift’ in the Post-Economic Downturn Charity Shop – Triona Fitton
14. Reflections – George Campbell Gosling, Alix R. Green and Grace Millar