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Mail order retailing in Britain a business and social history
- Title
- Mail order retailing in Britain [electronic resource] : a business and social history / Richard Coopey, Sean O'Connell, and Dilwyn Porter.
- Author
- Coopey, R. (Richard)
- Publication
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Available Online
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- Additional Authors
- Description
- 1 online resource (viii, 248 p.) : ill.
- 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.
- Uniform Title
- Mail order retailing in Britain (Online)
- Alternative Title
- Mail order retailing in Britain (Online)
- Subjects
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- LCCN
- 2004024299
- OCLC
- ssj0000088115
- Author
- Coopey, R. (Richard)
- Title
- Mail order retailing in Britain [electronic resource] : a business and social history / Richard Coopey, Sean O'Connell, and Dilwyn Porter.
- Imprint
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
- Access
- Access restricted to authorized users.
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- Added Author
- O'Connell, Sean.Porter, Dilwyn, 1947-