Download or read book The Evolution of Retail Systems, C. 1800-1914 written by John Benson and published by Burns & Oates. This book was released on 1992 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is now recognized that retail systems are crucially important in the development of mature economics. This is a comparative study of how European and North American societies evolved differing retail and distribution systems. It considers historical and geographical variations through a discussion of socio-economic and political factors. It features a closely-matched comparative approach and a comprehensive approach using both historical and geographical methods.