The making of the modern supermarket : self-service adoption in British food retailing, 1950-1975 /
The Making of the Modern Supermarket describes the emergence and growth of the modern supermarket format in Britain, showing how the original American innovation of self-service was adapted to the different postwar British context in a number of ways.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
[2025]
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | The Making of the Modern Supermarket describes the emergence and growth of the modern supermarket format in Britain, showing how the original American innovation of self-service was adapted to the different postwar British context in a number of ways. |
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| Abstract: | "This book describes the emergence and growth of the modern supermarket format in Britain, showing how the original American innovation of self-service adapted to the different postwar British context in a number of ways. During the early 1960s various retailers began to experiment with supermarket formats. Sainsbury's moved slowly into self-service, but began to develop a different model, emphasizing fresh foods and perishable goods. This led it to pursue a more expensive path as it invested in self-service, creating a novel supermarket format by the end of the 1960s that became the most popular and the template for others to follow"-- Oxford Academic |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource : illustrations |
| Audience: | Specialized. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191747762 0191747769 9780198956235 0198956231 9780198956228 0198956223 |