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Excerpt from Some Account of the Worshipful Company of Grocers of the City of London In the composition of this work I do not presume to lay claim to much original matter; the records have fur nished me with the substance of my Account of the Com pany, and I had only in addition to search for collateral information to illustrate certain points which, otherwise, would have been obscure. The Histories of England, of London, and the old Chronicles furnished me with all I sought; and, for the Biography, I had recourse to County Histories, to the Journals of both Houses of Parliament, to records in the public offices, and to old tracts. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of th...
Reveals how changes in retailing and shopping were central to the broader transformation of consumption and consumer practices, and questions established ideas about the motivations underpinning consumer choices. Offers new perspectives on the link between supply and demand and the motivations underpinning consumer choices.
Over the last 20 years, retailing has become one of the most dynamic industry sectors and the supermarket chains in particular have become the focus of regular headline news. The history of retailing, though, goes back much further.