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The Shop Assistant who Lost his Temper by H. M. BatemanA shop assistant finally loses the plot after bringing out roll upon roll of material for a demanding customer to choose from. 1929
Opening of Whiteleys department store, 1911Two pictures reporting on the opening of Whiteleys department store in Bayswater, West London in at the end of November 1911
LCC-LFB Aftermath of a fire in Hare Street, SE18A retail shop and dwellings above were seriously affected by a fire in Hare Street, London SE18, requiring additional fire engines to combat it
John Lewis, founder of the department storeJohn Lewis (1836 - 1928), founder of John Lewis department store on Oxford Street, London
Selfridges, London - Confectionery SectionSelfridges & Co, Oxford Street, London - Confectionery Section. Founded by American-born retail magnate Harry Gordon Selfridge (1858 - 1947), the Flagship store in Oxford Street was opened in 1909
Cover design, Dombey and SonCover design, Part XI of Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens, August 1847, with illustrations by Hablot K Browne. 1847
London Trade Card - James Potter, Leather Breeches Maker, at the sign of the Boot and Breeches, Shoemaker Row, near Aldgate. 18th century
General Store at Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of WeirThe general store at the Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. Jars of sweets feature prominently on its shelves
Our Boys Clothing Company, riding and top bootsOur Boys Clothing Company riding and top boots. Date: c.1895
Paper bag design, c. 1890Paper bag design from the late nineteenth century for Albert Smith, Baker, Confectioner and Corn Factor, of Derby Road, Nottingham, featuring a rather lovely border showing various crops
John Bews shop front in Guernsey, Channel IslandsJohn Bew, Wholesale & Retail Tobacco & Cigar Merchant, and Ship Insurance Agent -- his shop front in Guernsey, Channel Islands, with a female assistant standing in the doorway. Date: circa 1905
Felix the Cat toys on sale in a London shop, Christmas 1924Felix the Cat plush toys in a variety of sizes available for sale in a London shop at Christmas time. Also available are an incredible number of cuddly monkeys. Date: 1924
Birminghams Bull Ring Centre - 1960scirca 1910s
Bobby and Co Ltd Department Store at night Victorian period
Grocer's Shop early 1900s Date: circa 1900s
The Retail Distributors, Covent Garden Market, London, by Hablot K Browne (Phiz) Date: 1862
Farmer's Sydney AdvertisementAdvertisement for Farmer and Company, a Drapery business established in 1839 by Joseph and Caroline Farmer which became a retail empire and social institution
Lady Trumpington and Nigel Wright discuss Sunday tradingThe Conservative peer Lady Trumpington (Jean Alys Barker, Baroness Trumpington, b.1922) and Nigel Wright, the Dickie Dirts clothing retailer, discuss the issue of Sunday trading, 4 February 1982
Signing a contract at Simpsons of Piccadilly, LondonA group of men signing a contract at Simpsons of Piccadilly, a large retail shop in Central London selling quality clothing for men which opened in 1936. Date: mid 20th century
Marcus Sieff, Chairman of Marks & SpencerMarcus Joseph Sieff, Baron Sieff of Brimpton (1913-2001), Jewish British businessman, Chairman of Marks & Spencer from 1972 to 1982. Date: circa 1970s
Birds eye view - Retail Business Section - Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Date: circa 1930s
c. 1890 Australia - Collins Street Melbourne
c. 1880s Japan - Japanese shop
Marshall Field & Company, Chicago - Main Retail Store. The Merchandise Mart, a night scene of the largest building in the world
Four shop workers line up for a photograph in a well-stocked grocery store. The rationing sign behind them and the royal tin suggests the photograph dates to around 1952 or 1953
Foreign visitors in London, September 1939Swedish girls admiring the colourful windows in Oxford Street in September 1939. Date: 1939
Stockton Co-operative Society Ltd, Stockton-on-TeesStockton Co-operative Society Ltd, Stockton-On-Tees, Loading Dock at Dixon Street Bakery, fitted with four Kinnear rolling metal shutters. A delivery van can be seen on the left. Date: circa 1930s
W Griffin, High Street, Aston, BirminghamPremises of W Griffin, High Street, Aston, Birmingham, potato merchant, fishmonger and fruit merchant, fitted with three Kinnear patent steel rolling shutters
Retail Dairymens Mutual Ltd, Paddington, West LondonModel Milk Depot, Retail Dairymens Mutual Ltd, Paddington, West London, fitted with a Kinnear rolling metal shutter. Date: circa 1930s
Stationery, Bicycle Showroom, Leeds, YorkshireStationery depicting a large Bicycle Showroom in Leeds, Yorkshire, including a race track. 1896
Harrods advertisement 1939 - new escalators installedAdvertisement for Harrods showing the Escalator Hall from entrance no. 5 door, Hans Crescent. Apparently, these twelve most modern escalators in the World...will take you comfortably
Gordon Selfridge by SherriffeHarry Gordon Selfridge (1858 - 1947), Born in Ripon, Wisconsin, USA. Organized Selfridge & Co (1909) and developed it into one of the largest department stores in Europe
Marshall Field & Co, department store, Chicago, USAMarshall Field & Co, department store, State Street, Washington Street and Wabash Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Date: circa 1915
Gordon Selfridge by William OrpenHarry Gordon Selfridge (1858 - 1947), Born in Ripon, Wisconsin, USA. Organized Selfridge & Co (1909) and developed it into one of the largest department stores in Europe. 1928
The Lady Who Sells Easter Eggs. People You See, from Teddy Bear magazine, 1965. Date: 1965
Aerial view of Burra Bazaar (Burrabazar), Calcutta (Kolkata), India. Date: circa 1890s
Ladies dress a window at Madame Roberts store Date: 1853
Department Store Scene Date: 1948
Shopkeeper Closes Up Date: 1950
Londons drapers 1900Busy work room in a drapers in London. Date: 1900
Attack on Whig mug-houseThe Whigs were a political faction and then a political party in the parliaments of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland and the United Kingdom
Cumbernauld New Town, Scotland - Housing & Town CentreCumbernauld New Town, North Lanarkshire, Scotland - Housing & Town Centre. Cumbernauld is the clearest example of a modernist new town vision in the UK. Date: circa 1969
Selfridges, London - PerfumerySelfridges & Co, Oxford Street, London - Perfumery Section. Founded by American-born retail magnate Harry Gordon Selfridge (1858 - 1947), the Flagship store in Oxford Street was opened in 1909
Selfridges, London - Millinery SectionSelfridges & Co, Oxford Street, London - Millinery Section. Founded by American-born retail magnate Harry Gordon Selfridge (1858 - 1947), the Flagship store in Oxford Street was opened in 1909
Franklyn Laws Hutton, co-founder of Woolworth sFranklyn Laws Hutton (1877-1940) co-founder with his brother Edward Hutton of the Woolworths shopping empire. Date: 1939
Soho, London - Berwick Street and Broadwick Street W1Soho, London - junction of Berwick Street and Broadwick Street W1, with Gilberts luggage shop on the corner. 1973
East Street and Fire Station, Manchester Square, LondonEast Street (now Chiltern Street) and Fire Station, Manchester Square, London, with the Wallace Head pub on the left. Date: circa 1908
Scene in a Cash and Carry warehouse, with well-stocked shelves, forklift truck and driver. Date: circa 1980s
