Word: retail
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Like all U. S. voyagers in England, he enjoyed the quiet, the courtesy, the fine products of the English specialty shop. These, the result of intense retail competition, were typical of 19th Century British trade. It was pleasant to shop in them. But, to the mind of Mr. Selfridge, restless in retirement, they seemed expensive to operate, each with its separate overhead charges. The U. S. department store, while more raucous, was more economical and, too, more convenient for customers. It should be possible to merge the advantages of both the British and the U. S. systems of retailing...
...Most motor car makers last week displayed with great confidence their 1927 models for the past week. Others will follow in quick succession, until the winter automobile shows bring them together for comparison. Retail sales have already picked up. In the first six months of the year, automotive sales-cars, trucks-aggregated the amazing total...
...Dzerzhinsky's speech followed hard upon a Soviet decree to the effect that the retail price of all manufactured goods must be reduced 10 per cent. Even at that figure the Russian peasant must pay, according to despatches, slightly less than 15 dollars' worth of grain for an ordinary pair of work shoes...
...Dillon, Read &Co. customers refuse Clarence Dillon. Like the Morgan house, Dillon, Read & Co. are bond wholesalers, selling large blocks to the retail investment houses and banks; but they also sell directly to the investor...
...TOTAL COSTS RETAIL PRICE A POUND A POUND...