Glasgow is showcasing the city’s retail heritage in an exhibition that is open to the public and free to enter.
A busy Buchannan Street in Glasgow
The exhibition, which is now open, started on 18th March and will run until 3rd June. The event is run by Glasgow City Heritage Trust and is available thanks to the research of four history students from Glasgow School of Art and Glasgow University.
The exhibition will showcase photographs from over the decades to show how the city’s retail industry has changed. It will look at what types of shops have survived over the years and which have succumbed to increased competition from the online market.
Speaking of the significance of the exhibition, one of the projects students, Beth Greenway from Glasgow University, said: “It is important for people to enjoy the experience and continue to shop offline, remembering the importance of small and independent retailers who give personality to a city.
“There is the fear that the heritage of individual cities will suffer if shops, and the overall shopping experience, become increasingly similar throughout the UK.”
If you would like to see how the second busiest shopping area in Britain has changed over the years, you can go anytime between 10am and 4 pm, Monday to Friday until the 3rd of June 2013. The exhibition is free to enter and is located at Glasgow City Heritage Trust, 54 Bell Street, G1 1LQ.
Have you attended the exhibition in Glasgow? Has the retail industry changed for the better in your opinion, or do you think we should be taking some tips of how things were carried out back then?
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