The 1960s saw a remarkable boom in Canada's economy, with disposable income per capita increasing over the decade by almost 88 per cent. This was accompanied by substantial population growth. The major retail sector to be boosted by this social and economic change was the planned shopping...

Post war West Germany was one of the first European countries to develop purpose‐built shopping centres. This long development period has thus given German retailers and planners considerable experience in their construction and adaptation to meet a range of needs. Dr Shaw's paper traces the...