Popular stereotypes of Rockwellian storekeepers have characterized grocery retailers as backward and resistant to modernizing impulses. Cornering the Market challenges these conventions to show that early grocers were important but unsung innovators, revolutionizing business practices from the bottom, and transforming the grocery trade from local enterprises to a nationwide industry.
Popular stereotypes of Rockwellian storekeepers have characterized grocery retailers as backward and resistant to modernizing impulses. Cornering the Market challenges these conventions to show that early grocers were important but unsung innovators, revolutionizing business practices from the bottom, and transforming the grocery trade from local enterprises to a nationwide industry.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Susan V. Spellman is Associate Professor of History at Miami University. Born and raised in Ohio, she spent several years working in the retail grocery trade as a cashier, produce clerk, stocker, and bagger before pursuing academics. Her work has been published in Enterprise & Society and the Journal of Popular Culture.
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Introduction: Corner Store Folklore 1. From Grog Shops to Grocery Stores 2. The Keys to Modernization 3. Trust Brokers on the Road 4. Avoiding the Middleman 5. Making Small Business Big Conclusion: Looking Backward, Moving Forward Notes Index
Introduction: Corner Store Folklore 1. From Grog Shops to Grocery Stores 2. The Keys to Modernization 3. Trust Brokers on the Road 4. Avoiding the Middleman 5. Making Small Business Big Conclusion: Looking Backward, Moving Forward Notes Index
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