Retail Trading in Britain 1850–1950
A Study of Trends in Retailing with Special Reference to the Development of Co-operative, Multiple Shop and Department Store Methods of Trading

This 1954 volume explores trends in the distributive trades in the United Kingdom from 1850–1950.

James B. Jefferys (Author)

9781107602731, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 15 September 2011

536 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 3 cm, 0.78 kg

First published in 1954, this volume presents a description and analysis of trends in the structure, organisation and technique of the distributive trades in the United Kingdom from 1850 to 1950. Special attention in the work was given to the growth of large-scale retailing and changes in the character of consumer-demand and shopping habits in the shops themselves and in retailing techniques. The study was intended to provide a contribution to a little-explored aspect of the social and economic history of the British people and to the economics of distribution and of scale in distribution. This book is complementary to the earlier study issued by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research - The Distribution of Consumer Goods (Cambridge, 1950) - which examined the costs and methods of distribution in one year. It will remain of value to anyone interested in the history and development of the British economy.

List of tables
List of charts
List of plates
Preface
1. The transformation of the distributive trades, 1850–1914
2. The distributive trades, 1914–39: the success of large-scale retailing
3. The distributive trades in the Second World War and the post-war years, 1939–59: and suggestions as to future trends
4. The development of large-scale retailing in different trades, 1850–1950: method of presentation of the data
5. The grocery and provisions trade
6. The meat trade
7. The bread and flour confectionary trade
8. The milk trade
9. The fruit and vegetables and fish trades
10. The chocolate and sugar confectionary trade
11. The tobacco trade
12. The newspaper, periodical and magazine, stationery and book trades
13. The clothing trades
14. The footwear trade
15. The chemists' and druggists' trade
16. The sewing machine, bicycle and perambulator, and radio and electrical goods trades
17. The jewellery, toy, sports goods and fancy leather goods trades
18. The furniture and furnishings trade
19. The household goods and household stores trades
Appendices
Bibliography
General index
Index of companies and firms.

Subject Areas: Economic theory & philosophy [KCA]