The making of the modern supermarket self-service adoption in British food retailing, 1950-1975 Self-service adoption in British food retailing, 1950-1975 Salmon, Bridget 1957- creator author. Godley, Andrew 1963- author. text bibliography Electronic books. History enk 2025 monographic eng remote 1 online resource : illustrations 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. "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"-- The scholarly history of supermarkets and the poverty of data -- The diffusion of the self-service format to Britain and to Europe -- The early adopters and self-service format experimentation -- Comparative performance in British food retailing and the Sainsbury self-service format experiments from the 1950s to c. 1970 -- Comparing investment strategies across the food retailing sector in the 1960s -- Sainsbury's capital investments in self-service, 1958-1972 -- Labour : the transformation of staffing roles -- The evolution of one-stop shopping and the Sainsbury supermarket format -- The impact of the Sainsbury family on the development of the Sainsbury's supermarket. Specialized. Bridget Salmon, Andrew Godley. Includes bibliographical references and index. e-uk--- Supermarkets Great Britain History 20th century Economic History BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Strategic Planning Supermarkets Great Britain Business & Management Industry 1900-1999 fast HF5469.23.G7 S35 2025 381/.4564130941 Making of the modern supermarket Salmon, Bridget, 1957- Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025] (OCoLC)1484789642 9780191747762 0191747769 9780198956235 0198956231 9780198956228 0198956223 9780199640195 http://proxy.library.tamu.edu/login?url=https://academic.oup.com/book/60085 STBDS 250424 20260319210122.0 in00005728330 eng