Dualities of Function: Archaeological Approaches to the Study of Movement and Space within the late‒Victorian Department Store by Kate Morris

“…Department stores, in the second half of the nineteenth century, can be characterised as spaces with multiple functional identities. …”
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Adaptive reuse for sustainable urban development: vertical farming in former department stores. German case study by Hanna Bonekämper, Hanna Bonekämper

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A contribution to the study of the urbanization of today's old core of Zemun during the 18th century by Mićović Nela

“…This house was damaged in the bombing of 1944 and later demolished, with the Beograd department store being built in its place. The remains of a brick sewer were discovered along the entire street, with this having been built in the 18th century, and remaining in use until the construction of the modern sewage system. …”
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Museographic narrating of dissonant heritage in Tianjin’s former international concessions by Maria Gravari-Barbas, Sandra Guinand, Yue Lu, Chensi Shen

“…Using an approach that draws on dissonant heritage; literature on postcolonial museums, nostalgia and forgetting mechanisms; and the relationship between museographic narratives and patriotism, this article analyses a corpus of eight museums located in three former international concessions (Marshal Zhang’s Mansion, the Former Residence of Ma Zhanshan, the Museum of Modern History of Tianjin, the Five Avenues History Museum, the Museum of the Department Store Quan Ye Chang, Zhang House, the Astor Hotel Museum, the Tianjin Planning Exhibition Hall and the Tianjin Museum). …”
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A Study and Development of Workplace Facilities and Working Environment to Increase the Work Efficiency of Persons with Disabilities: A Case Study of Major Retail and Wholesale Com... by Soraj Pruettikomon, Chaturong Louhapensang

“…This research aims to improve the work effectiveness of people with physical disabilities in department stores, retail and wholesale companies in Bangkok. …”
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Narratives of Social Mobility in the Post-Industrial Working Class and the Use of Credit in Chilean Households by Alejandro Marambio-Tapia

“…Specifically, it addresses the process of credit expansion by department stores and how it relates to lower-income families, i.e. the post-industrial working class, who tend to both offer and consume credit products; the lower-middle class; and low-skilled entrepreneurs. …”
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