In the age of online shopping, opening a store and becoming a shopkeeper seems like a bold move. Yet from Vienna to Vancouver, storefronts are emerging once again as worthy opponents to commercial corporations. Customers embrace individual businesses that share the distinctive knowledge, personalities, vision, and humor of their owners.<\/p>\n
Small stores are experiencing a rebirth. Driven by the personalities behind them and featuring select products, atmospheric interiors, and impeccable service, these spaces offer promising alternatives to webshops and chains.
\nWhether brand new and based on innovative ideas or passed down for generations and revamped, the stores and their shopkeepers featured in this book stand out for the singular experience they provide to their customers and the personal selection of items they sell.<\/p>\n
Dimensions: 24 x 30 cm | Full color hardcover | 256 pages<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Shopkeepers: Storefront Businesses and the Future of Retail\u00a0celebrates the diversity and creativity of brick-and-mortar businesses, telling the stories of the shops and their unique owners.\u00a0Published by Gestalten.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":10255,"template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false},"product_cat":[90],"product_tag":[271,273,272,270,457,458],"class_list":{"0":"post-10254","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-books-magazines","7":"product_tag-art-books","8":"product_tag-coffee-table-books","9":"product_tag-design-books","10":"product_tag-gestalten-books","11":"product_tag-her","12":"product_tag-him","13":"product_shipping_class-normal","15":"first","16":"instock","17":"taxable","18":"shipping-taxable","19":"purchasable","20":"product-type-simple","21":"layout-style-1","22":"col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-6","23":"col-lg-3","24":"product-has-gallery","25":"product-style-slider"},"yoast_head":"\n