Recorded Talk: 19th Century Retail and the Rise of the Department Store

This talk explores how retail developments in Victorian Glasgow compared to – and at times anticipated – changes taking place in the French capital. Focusing on architecture, window displays, and internal design, it examines how Glasgow department stores, like their Parisian counterparts, became spaces not just of spectacle, but also of manipulation and disorientation.

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