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Vicki Howard
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Visiting Fellow at University of Essex; Editor of History of Retailing and Consumption. Submit here: https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rhrc20 Author of From Main Street to Mall (2015) https://www.pennpress.org/9780812224399/from-main-street-to-mall/
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Vicki Howard @retailhistorian.bsky.social · Dec 27
From the archives: www.zocalopublicsquare.org/sears-indust...
How Sears Industrialized, Suburbanized, and Fractured the American Economy | Essay, Who We Were | Zócalo Public Square
The lifetime of Sears has spanned, and embodied, the rise of modern American consumer culture. The 130-year-old mass merchandiser that was once the
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Can Department Stores Ever Be Fun Again?
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February 2, 2026 at 4:07 PM
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'Fortnum & Mason' (2026) by Rachel Harris
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January 27, 2026 at 7:42 AM
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Announcing our Spring 2026 catalog! Browse our exciting new and upcoming releases in US history and politics, medieval and early modern studies, indigenous studies, world history, Jewish studies, anthropology and human rights, and more! bit.ly/4k8Q3hr
January 30, 2026 at 3:53 PM
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businesshistoryc.bsky.social
The program for the BHC 2026 Annual Meeting in London is now available‼️

You can view the full meeting program here: thebhc.org/meeting-prog...

Note that there are visa requirements to enter the UK for most nationalities -- ETA application form: www.gov.uk/eta

#BHC2026 #bizhis #BHCLondon
January 9, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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'The Market Porter pub in Borough Market' (2019) by Liam O'Farrell
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November 28, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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'London Market', Brixton (1973) by James Fitton

(Private collection)
November 28, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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'Christmas Shopping in Regent Street' by Luke Martineau
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December 19, 2025 at 8:37 AM
retailhistorian.bsky.social
From the archives: www.zocalopublicsquare.org/sears-indust...
How Sears Industrialized, Suburbanized, and Fractured the American Economy | Essay, Who We Were | Zócalo Public Square
The lifetime of Sears has spanned, and embodied, the rise of modern American consumer culture. The 130-year-old mass merchandiser that was once the
www.zocalopublicsquare.org
December 27, 2025 at 9:43 AM
retailhistorian.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/b...
Why Sears’s Last Great Hope Was a Promise That Never Materialized
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December 27, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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businesshistoryc.bsky.social
The December 2025 issue of The Exchange is now out!
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#BHC #BHC2026 #bizhis
December 5, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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Traveling to #BHC2026 in London?

A quick overview to help you plan:
• Most travelers need an ETA (gov.uk/eta)
• Book early in South Kensington, Victoria, or Earl’s Court. More ℹ️ thebhc.org/2026-bhc-mee...
• Conference venue: Imperial College London
• Dates: March 26–28, 2026

#bizhis #conferences
December 1, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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From #retail innovation to cherished #ustradition

Our reading rec #bizhis #thanksgiving w #BHC @retailhistorian.bsky.social @zocalopublicsquare.bsky.social

www.zocalopublicsquare.org/why-the-macy...
Why the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Marches On | Essay
The Department Store Is Struggling, But Its Century-Long Tradition Still Sells America on Spectacle
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November 28, 2025 at 5:52 AM
retailhistorian.bsky.social
Happy Thanksgiving to my followers in the US! 🦃🥧
November 27, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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#Booksky Happy birthday to author/agent @jenniegoloboy.bsky.social today! We published Jennie’s hilarious talking corgis from space/roadtrip gone awry novel, OBVIOUSLY, ALIENS, and we think you should give it a read this holiday season! queenofswordspress.com/product/obvi...
November 26, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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'Pomp and Circumstance', Brixton (2021-2022) by Adrian Coleman
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November 26, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Pleased to share another open access article from a journal I co-edit with Jon Stobart. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
La Gracieuse: the ambiguous marketing success of a Swedish corset brand, 1880–1900
The corset La Gracieuse was advertised for the first time in August 14, 1880, by the well renowned fashion retailer Henric Labatt in Stockholm. The product was a novelty in Swedish marketing: the f...
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November 26, 2025 at 1:36 PM
retailhistorian.bsky.social
A new open access article at HRC. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Shop-keeping in Birmingham, 1796–1831: Allin at ‘The Flag’
Two generations of Birmingham shopkeepers, the Allins, are traced between 1796 and the 1830s. Initially the business stocked a miscellany that ranged from clothing and shoes to prints, books, child...
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November 26, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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#MacysThanksgivingDayParade #Macys #Thanksgiving #Parade @zocalopublicsquare.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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www.zocalopublicsquare.org/why-the-macy...
Why the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Marches On | Essay
The Department Store Is Struggling, But Its Century-Long Tradition Still Sells America on Spectacle
www.zocalopublicsquare.org
November 19, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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businesshistoryc.bsky.social
Important Call for Submissions – Business History Conference 2026 Awards
thebhc.org/prizes

The Herman E. Krooss Prize honors the best Ph.D. dissertation in business history completed within the past three years. Proposals are due November 14.

#bizhis #phd #doctoral #BHC2026
Prizes | The Business History Conference
For scholars who have contributed in major ways to the field of business history
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November 5, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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The November 2025 issue of The Exchange is now out!

#BHC #BHC2026 #bizhis

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November 3, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Call for Applications: 2026 BHC Doctoral Colloquium in Business History
📍 London, UK, on March 26, 2026
Application deadline ‼️ December 8, 2025 thebhc.org/doctoral-col...

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October 23, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Quadrant in Chelmsford and Braintree closes department stores
Fifty-one employees at the High Street shops are being supported following the closures.
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October 27, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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The next deadline for Research and Dissertation Fellowships is coming up on 📆 November 1!

Find all the details here thebhc.org/henry-kaufma...

Endowed by and named in honor of renowned economist Dr. Henry Kaufman

#bizhis #fellowships #finhis
October 20, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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'Recent Past', Waterstones, Piccadilly (2004) by John Duffin
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October 21, 2025 at 11:17 AM