THE EMPIRE REMAINS SHOP

"Empire shops" were first developed in London in the 1920s to teach the British to consume foodstuffs from the colonies and overseas territories. Although none of the stores ever opened, they were intended to make previously unfamiliar produce and productssultanas from Australia, oranges from Palestine, cloves from Zanzibar, and rum from Jamaicaavailable in the British Isles. The Empire Remains Shop speculates on the possibility and implications of selling back the remains of the British Empire in London today.