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Supermarket shopping in the 1980s

Offering large assortments, product departments, self-service, discount prices and targeted marketing, American-style supermarkets took post-war Europe by storm. By the 1980s, they were ubiquitous in cities across the continent.

Curated by @sofietaes

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Marks and Spencers food store, Pontefract. Photograph courtesy of the Pontefract and Castl…

Pontefract and Castleford Express

Wakefield Council

Israel Consumer Council.

Hadani, Dan

National Library of Israel

Kinderbuch

Toy Museum of the City of Nuremberg

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A product sampling stand

Jacob's Biscuit Factory

Dublin City Library and Archive

Jacob's Christmas supermarket display

Jacob's Biscuit Factory

Dublin City Library and Archive

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She's a sack company.

Simionski, Israel

National Library of Israel

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Hillards Supermarket, staff presenting prize television. Photograph courtesy of the Pontef…

Pontefract and Castleford Express

Wakefield Council

Supermarkt

Cermak, Alfred

Austrian National Library

Supermarkt

Cermak, Alfred

Austrian National Library

Thee Marks and Spencer supermarket in London.

Hadani, Dan

National Library of Israel

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Uránvárosi szupermarket

Dr. Kistelegdi István, építészmérnök

Csorba Győző Library - Pécs

Security in the supermarkets during the week-end.

Flemish Radio and Television Broadcasting Organization

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Interieur van een filiaal van supermarkt Albert Heijn. Door een aanbieding is een tekort a…

Dijkstra, Roel

Municipal Archive, Schiedam

She's a sack company.

Hadani, Dan

National Library of Israel

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Famous brands and supermarkets : the supermarket manager’s opinion (Part 1)

Belgian Radio-television of the French Community

News bulletin 19/12/1982 (Supermarkets booming)

Belgian Radio-television of the French Community

De achterzijde van een supermarkt aan de 's-Gravelandseweg met een aantal winkelwagentjes.

Dijkstra, Roel

Municipal Archive, Schiedam

Diverse opnamen van de verbouwde Gruma supermarkt.

Janssens, Felix

City Archives' s-Hertogenbosch

Prijsuitreiking bij Supermarkt Torro in winkelcentrum de Helftheuvel. Eugenie van de Linde…

Janssens, Felix

City Archives' s-Hertogenbosch

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This press photo was captioned "The Mayor of Wakefield's opening of the new Glass Houghton…

Pontefract and Castleford Express

Wakefield Council

Due to Rising Food Prices the Volume of Food Consumption Decreased Significantly in Januar…

National Audiovisual Archive

[Konteinerinės sistemos maisto prekių parduotuvės kasos] : [negatyvas]

Klaipėda County I. Simonaitytė Public Library

De vleeswarenafdeling van de HEMA aan de Kinkerstraat

Singels, Han

International Institute of Social History

[Konteinerinės sistemos parduotuvėje Klaipėdoje] : [negatyvas]

Klaipėda County I. Simonaitytė Public Library

[Parduotuvės „Saturnas“ antrojo aukšto prekybinė salė] : [negatyvas]

Klaipėda County I. Simonaitytė Public Library

[Kasininkė, aptarnaujanti pirkėjus parduotuvėje „Saturnas“] : [negatyvas]

Klaipėda County I. Simonaitytė Public Library

TV News. Prices

Danish Broadcasting Corporation

Shopping Frenzy before Prices Go up

National Audiovisual Archive

TV News. Discount

Danish Broadcasting Corporation

The Price of some Foods and Household Articles is Going up

National Audiovisual Archive

Famous brands and supermarkets : the retailer’s opinion (Part 2)

Belgian Radio-television of the French Community