Great A and P and the Struggle for Small Business in America

Name: Great A and P and the Struggle for Small Business in America
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ISBN: 9781455114658

ISBN-10: 1455114650

ISBN-13: 9781455114658

Edition: 2011 (Unabridged)

Authors: Marc Levinson, William Hughes

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From modest beginnings as a tea shop in New York, the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company became the largest retailer in the world. It was a juggernaut, the owner of nearly sixteen thousand stores and dozens of factories and warehouses, and in 1929 it became the first retailer to sell $1 billion in goods--in a single year. But its explosive growth made it a mortal threat to hundreds of thousands of mom-and-pop grocery stores. Main Street fought back tooth and nail, enlisting the state and federal governments to stop price discounting, tax chain stores, and require manufacturers to sell to mom and pop at the same prices granted to giant retailers. In a remarkable court case, the federal…

Book details

List price: $32.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Incorporated
Publication date: 8/30/2011
Binding: Compact Disc
Pages: 9
Size: 5.50" wide x 6.25" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English