Shopping habits and experiences have been transformed over the past two or three decades and a range of factors is responsible for this. This film highlights the extent to which retail shopping has changed and the reasons for those changes. Featuring street interviews, and interviewees representing organizations involved in traditional shopfront retail business, online business and community retail activism, as well as presenting an academic perspective, this is an ideal learning resource for students of geography, business and economics. Areas covered include shopping centres, online shopping and likely trends in the future. A case study involving the opposition to a shopping centre development in Sheringham, on the Norfolk coast, is also presented.

Originally released by Video Education Australasia, 2008. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on January 19, 2017.

Introduction: Shopping: Past Present and Future(2:27) -- Why Shopping Habits Have Changed (2:44) -- Shopping Centers (1:49) -- Why Do You Shop at the Trafford Center? (4:58) -- Trafford Center Location (2:30) -- Impact of Shopping Centers (3:31) -- SCAMROD (0:50) -- What Do You Like About Sheringham? (2:39) -- Are You in Favor of Retail Development in the Area? (0:51) -- The Internet (0:32) -- Do You Shop Online? If So Why? (5:07) -- The Future (4:04) -- Credits: Shopping: Past Present and Future (0:47).