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mail order began
In 1872, mail order and catalogs came out and became popular in rural communities where they could not get access stores as easily as people who live in big cities -
Department stores
In 1940, big department stores became the way most people shopped, this is because it made shopping easier and more conveinent because you only had to go to one store -
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Shopping Malls Starting
From 1940-1970, malls became the popular way to shop because of the conveinence and the experience. Shopping became less about buying what you need, and more about the experience and having a good time. -
Online Shopping Started
In 1994, Amazon and Ebay started which made shopping more convenient cheaper, and more products were available to more people -
End of The Mall
2008 was the end of the Mall's popularity -
Online Shopping Has Taken Over
Online shopping is now the way we shop and big department stores are getting replaced by online shopping and are slowly going out of buisness