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Out of town shopping: the future of retailing

By: Publication details: London British Library 1999Description: viii,182p. ; 23cmISBN:
  • 0712308482
Subject(s): Summary: This is an extensive survey of developments in retailing over the past decade and into the future which continues the British Library's survey of "Shopping in the Eighties" (1988). Almost ten per cent of the UK workforce are now involved in selling goods to consumers in a market worth £143 billion a year. A quarter of this book is devoted to online shopping and e-commerce.

This is an extensive survey of developments in retailing over the past decade and into the future which continues the British Library's survey of "Shopping in the Eighties" (1988). Almost ten per cent of the UK workforce are now involved in selling goods to consumers in a market worth £143 billion a year. A quarter of this book is devoted to online shopping and e-commerce.