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The shops of Britain : a study of retail distribution.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Levy, Hermann, 1881-1949.
- Series:
- International Library of Sociology
- International Library of Sociology. The Sociology of Work and Organization
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Retail trade--Great Britain.
- Retail trade.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (255 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- London : Routledge, 1999, ©1948.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- First published in 1998
- Contents:
- Front Cover; The Shops of Britain; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; Part I: Some Fundamental Aspects; Chapter I. The Multiplicity of retail Outlets; Chapter II. The Rationale of Retail Distribution; Part II:The Present Structure of Retail Distribution; Chapter III. A Statistical Approach; Chapter IV. Diversity and Disintegration of Retail Outlets; I. Bakers; II. Butchers; III. The Milk Retailer; IV. Greengrogery; V. The Grocer; VI. Sweet Confectioners; VII. Tobacconists and Newsagent-Tobacconists; VIII. Ironmongers; IX. Drapers, Clothiers and Allied Retailers
- X. Shoemakers and Shoe RetailersXI. The Pharmacist and Druggist; XII. The Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Retailer; XIII. Booksellers; XIV. Miscellaneous Retailers; Part III: The Competitive Struggle; Chapter V. Prices and Margins; Chapter VI. Competition and Labour; Chapter VII. Competition and Finance; Part IV: Retailing and The Reduction of Distribution Costs; Chapter VIII. Some Preliminary Observations; Chapter IX. Transport and Retailers; Chapter X. The Reduction of Intermediary Costs; Chapter XI. Economies in Retailing Proper; Part V: Conclusions and Outlook
- Chapter XII. Summary of Present PositionChapter XIII. Trends and Policy; Appendix: Some Examples of Production Costs and Distributive Margins; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Originally published: London: Routledge and K. Paul, 1948.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed July 15, 2016).
- ISBN:
- 1-136-25547-8
- 0-415-86362-7
- 1-315-00746-0
- 1-136-25540-0
- 9781315007465
- OCLC:
- 551343584
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