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Contents List of Figures List of Maps List of Tables Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Setting up shop. Introduction Bursting blossoms. Brussels shops & shopping, 1830s Late bloom Portrait of a town Sequences and dots The shop and its keeper Around the corner Shopping in style. The Galeries Saint-Hubert and the Chaussée Brussels when it sizzles A site of modernity Shopping in ‘space’ Close encounters Conclusion: a site of modernity? Cleaning house. Markets and halls Chronicle of a demise foretold? Under pressure The best laid plans Exploring shadows Conclusion: divide and conquer Bigger and brighter. Downtown and the department store Noah’s ark Department stores in Brussels Location, location, location A frenzy for more Conclusion: shopping on speed Shopping Galore. Brussels shops & shopping, 1910s Full bloom Portrait of a city: Belle Epoque Brussels Density and diversity Conclusion: shopping galore Closing time. Conclusion Bibliography Appendix 1 Appendix 2 Index