1st Edition

The Shops of Britain A Study of Retail Distribution

By Hermann Levy Copyright 1948
256 Pages
by Routledge

256 Pages
by Routledge

256 Pages
by Routledge

First Published in 1998. This is Volume XV of the eighteen in the Sociology of Work and Organization series and this book on The Shops of Britain follows the author's publication on Retail Trade Associations, a new form of monopolist organization in Britain. After the book had been completed, the Report of the Census of Distribution Committee, published in March 1946, urged the necessity of... Read more
Part 1 Some Fundamental Aspects; Chapter 1 The Multiplicity of Retail Outlets; Chapter 2 The Rationale of Retail Distribution; Part 2 The Present Structure of Retail Distribution; Chapter 3 A Statistical Approach; Chapter 4 Diversity and Disintegration of Retail Outlets; Part 3 The Competitive Struggle; Chapter 5 Prices and Margins; Chapter 6 Competition and Labour; Chapter 7 Competition and Finance; Part 4 Statistical Analysis; Chapter 8 Some Preliminary Observations; Chapter 9 Transport and Retailers; Chapter 10 The Reduction of Intermediary Costs; Chapter 11 Economies in Retailing Proper; Part 5 Statistical Analysis; Chapter 12 Summary of Present Position; Chapter 13 Trends and Policy;

Biography

Hermann Levy