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Mail order retailing in Britain : a business and social history /

"This book traces the rise of firms including Kay and Co., Grattan, Empire Stores and Littlewoods. It examines the ways in which these firms created and exploited social networks through the agency system and credit provision among the British working class. The book also traces the origins of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Coopey, R. (Richard)
Corporate Author: Oxford University Press
Other Authors: O'Connell, Sean (Sean P.), Porter, Dilwyn, 1947-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Subjects:
Mail-order business > Great Britain > History.
Mail-order business > Great Britain > Case studies.
Teleshopping > Great Britain.
Vente par correspondance > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire.
Vente par correspondance > Grande-Bretagne > Études de cas.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > E-Commerce > Auctions & Small Business.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Marketing > Telemarketing.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Mail Order.
COMPUTERS > Electronic Commerce.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > E-Commerce > Internet Marketing.
Mail-order business
Teleshopping
Great Britain
Postorderbedrijven.
Electronic books.
Case studies
History
Case studies.
Études de cas.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"This book traces the rise of firms including Kay and Co., Grattan, Empire Stores and Littlewoods. It examines the ways in which these firms created and exploited social networks through the agency system and credit provision among the British working class. The book also traces the origins of internet-based home shopping in the UK"--Provided by publisher
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 248 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191522680
0191522686