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| Author: | Shaw, G. Curth, L. Alexander, A. |
| Title: | Selling self-service and the supermarket: the americanisation of food retailing in Britain, 1945-60 |
| Journal: | Business history
2004 : OCT, VOL. 46:4, p. 568-582 |
| Index terms: | Business history Food industry Grocery shops Supermarkets United Kingdom |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | This article examines the origins and the growth of the supermarket in Britain. It focuses on a number of themes such as the American influence on British food retailing, and how the influences were modified by the conditions operating in early post-war Britain. The article puts an emphasis on the role of individuals, commercial associations and the state in promoting the benefits of self-service. |
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