More links and websites
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Heritage walk – Karangahape Road
This document gives the history of many of the shop buildings around Karangahape Road – historically one of Auckland’s main shopping locations (PDF, 5.85 MB).
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Retail NZ
The website of the association that represents retailers.
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Shops and shopping
Chapter 14 of this Christchurch City Council document describes the evolution of shopping in that city from its early European settlement till the early 2000s (PDF, 4 MB).
More suggestions and sources
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Blades, Zisis Bruce. Wellington’s Hellenic mile: the Greek shops of twentieth century Wellington. Wellington: Z. B. Blades, 2005.
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Chao, Sally. Where fashion sold for less: the story of Whitehead & Pears, drapers and milliners Cuba Street, Wellington, New Zealand, 1908–1977. Auckland: S. Chao, 2005.
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Hince, Kevin, and others. Opening hours: history of the Wellington Shop Employees Union. Wellington: Central Distribution Workers Union, Industrial Relations Centre, Victoria University, 1990.
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Hunter, Ian, and Diana Morrow, eds. City of enterprise: perspectives on Auckland business history. Auckland: Auckland University Press, 2006.
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Rogers, Anna, and Max Rogers. Turning the pages: the story of bookselling in New Zealand. Auckland: Reed, 1993.
