Mail Order Retailing In Britain
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Mail Order Retailing In Britain
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Author : Richard Coopey
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2005-01-27
Mail Order Retailing In Britain written by Richard Coopey and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-01-27 with Business & Economics categories.
Since its inception in the late 19th century, Britain's mail order industry both exploited and generated social networks in building its businesses. The common foundation of the sector was the agency system; Sales were made through catalogues held by agents, ordinary people in families, neighbourhoods, pubs, clubs and workplaces. Through this agency system mail order firms in Britain were able to tap social networks both to build a customer base, but also to obtain vital information on creditworthiness. In this, the first comprehensive history of the British mail order industry, the authors combine business and social history to fully explain the features and workings of this industry. They show how British general mail order industry firms such as Kay and Co., Empire Stores, Littlewoods, and Grattan grew from a range of businesses as diverse as watch sales or football pools. A range of business innovations and strategies were developed throughout the twentieth century, including technological development and labour process rationalisation. Indeed, the sector was in the vanguard of many aspects of change from supply chain logistics to computerization. The social and gender profile of the home shopper also changed markedly as the industry developed. These changes are charted, from the male-dominated origins of the industry to the growing influence of women both within the firm and, more importantly, as the centre of the mail order market. The book also draws parallels and contrasts with the much more widely studied mail order industry of the United States. The final section of the book examines the rise of internet shopping and the new challenges and opportunities it provided for the mail order industry. Here the story is one of continuity and fracture as the established mail order companies struggle to adjust to a business environment which they had partly created, but which also rested on a new range of core competencies and technological and demographic change.
Mail Order Retailing In Britain
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Author : Richard Coopey
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
Mail Order Retailing In Britain written by Richard Coopey and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Mail-order business categories.
Transformations Of Retailing In Europe After 1945
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Author : Lydia Langer
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-02-17
Transformations Of Retailing In Europe After 1945 written by Lydia Langer and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-02-17 with History categories.
After World War II, structures, practices and the culture of retailing in most West European countries went through a period of rapid change. The post-war economic boom, the emergence of a mass consumer society, and the adaptation of innovations which already had been implemented in the USA during the interwar period, revolutionized the world of getting and spending. But the implementation of self-service and the supermarket, the spread of the department store and the mail order business were not only elements of a transatlantic catch up process of 'Americanization' of retailing. National patterns of the retail trade and specific cultures of consumption remained crucial, and long term processes of change, starting in the 1920s or 1930s, also had an impact on the transformation of retailing in post-war Europe. This volume presents a series of case-studies looking at transformations of retailing in several European countries, offering new insights into the structural preconditions of the emerging mass consumer societies and also into the consequences consumerism had on the practices of retailing.
Clothing The Poor In Nineteenth Century England
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Author : Vivienne Richmond
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2013-09-19
Clothing The Poor In Nineteenth Century England written by Vivienne Richmond and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-19 with Health & Fitness categories.
A pioneering study of the importance of dress to the collective and individual identities of the nineteenth-century English poor.
The Business Of Waste
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Author : Raymond G. Stokes
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2013-09-02
The Business Of Waste written by Raymond G. Stokes and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-02 with Business & Economics categories.
This book compares the evolution of the household refuse business in Britain and Germany since 1945.
Mail Order Retailing Pioneered In Chicago
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Author : Robert Elkington Wood
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1948
Mail Order Retailing Pioneered In Chicago written by Robert Elkington Wood and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1948 with Mail-order business categories.
The Marketing Environment Rle Marketing
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Author : John A. Dawson
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-09-15
The Marketing Environment Rle Marketing written by John A. Dawson and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-15 with Business & Economics categories.
This comprehensive work, covering a wide spectrum of the marketing environment, provides a fundamental basis to marketing geography for those concerned with market research, comparative and international marketing, and the study of economic geography. The book focusses on the spatial patterns and processes in marketing, and the development conflicts occur in the marketing system, and how evolution and change in marketing systems is realised through the resolution of these conflicts. The major sectors and institutions in the marketing system are described and a detailed study is made of the ways they change and interact.
The Routledge Companion To Marketing History
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Author : D.G. Brian Jones
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-01-29
The Routledge Companion To Marketing History written by D.G. Brian Jones and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-01-29 with Business & Economics categories.
The Routledge Companion to Marketing History is the first collection of readings that surveys the broader field of marketing history, including the key activities and practices in the marketing process. With contributors from leading international scholars working in marketing history, this companion provides nine country-specific histories of marketing practice as well as a broad analysis of the field, including: the histories of advertising, retailing, channels of distribution, product design and branding, pricing strategies, and consumption behavior. While other collections have provided an overview of the history of marketing thought, this is the first of its kind to do so from the perspective of companies, industries, and even whole economies. The Routledge Companion to Marketing History ranges across many countries and industries, engaging in substantive detail with marketing practices as they were performed in a variety of historical periods extending back to ancient times. It is not to be missed by any historian or student of business.
The Co Operative Movement And Communities In Britain 1914 1960
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Author : Nicole Robertson
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-03-23
The Co Operative Movement And Communities In Britain 1914 1960 written by Nicole Robertson and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-23 with History categories.
The co-operative movement has played a notable role in the retail, wholesale, productive, political, educational and cultural life of Britain. As a movement it has consciously represented consumer interests and has carried out work in the arena of consumer protection. However, its study has suffered relative neglect when compared to research into the Labour Party, trade unions and the wider politics of retail and consumption. This book reassesses the impact of the co-operative movement on various communities in Britain during the period 1914-1960, providing a comprehensive account of the grass roots influence of co-operatives during both war and peace. This is a national study with a local dimension. It considers how national directives and perspectives were locally applied, if indeed they were applicable within the context of individual societies. Each chapter focuses on a different aspect of the co-operative movement by examining various societies in England, Scotland and Wales. Particular attention is paid to the midlands, due to the movement's expansion here during the interwar period, with consideration also given to comparative developments in Europe. The author explores: the movement's relationship with other labour organizations; its cultural and social aspects (including the role sport played in co-operative societies); the politicization of the movement and local response to the formation of the Co-operative Party; the education of co-operators; what co-operative membership entailed and how co-operative ideology was expressed; the economic impact membership could have on families (including the provision of financial assistance and credit); and the co-operative movement's development alongside consumer activism. The book is a major national study of the growth of Co-operation during this crucial period of British social, economic and consumer history. Given the few modern scholarly works on Co-operation, it is a timely and much needed reassessment.
The Market Makers
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Author : Peter Scott
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2017
The Market Makers written by Peter Scott and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with History categories.
Inter-war Britain saw a boom in 'mass markets' for consumer durables, such as new suites of furniture, radios, and electrical and gas appliances, while items like refrigerators, telephones, and automobiles didn't reach the mass market until the 1950s. Peter Scott explores these 'market makers' and how US innovations influenced British markets