In the 1930s, American federal and state governments legislated explicitly in favor of the small retailer. But since the war it has been the indirect legislation which has had the most impact on the balance between large and small retailers — especially in such areas as trading hours, social...

Welcome to this penultimate issue for the2002 volume. The issue comprises a variedrange of perspectives contributed by membersof our Editorial Advisory Board. We openwith a piece from Stanley Hollander. Thepiece looks at the past and current retailenvironments and asserts that the goodswhich...