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The American Grocery Store: The Business Evolution of an Architectural Space »
Authors: James Mayo
ISBN-13: 9780313265204, ISBN-10: 0313265208
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Greenwood Publishing Group, Incorporated
Date Published: August 1993
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Author Biography: James Mayo
JAMES M. MAYO is a Professor in the School of Architecture and Urban Design at the University of Kansas.
Book Synopsis
This book provides a rich history of the American grocery store. Beginning with the early public markets and general stores, it traces the development of the all-purpose grocery store and the modern-day supermarket.
Table of Contents
| Illustrations | ||
| Acknowledgments | ||
| Preface | ||
| 1 | The Public Market | 1 |
| 2 | From General Store to Grocery Store | 43 |
| 3 | The Chain Store Age | 77 |
| 4 | The Supermarket Evolution | 117 |
| 5 | The Supermarket Boom | 157 |
| 6 | The Grocery Store Parade | 191 |
| 7 | The Evolution of the Grocery Store Space | 235 |
| Notes | 247 | |
| Bibliography | 269 | |
| Index | 279 |
Subjects
Art, Architecture & Photography
Architecture Geographic Locations - Architecture
Business Books Business History Consumer Goods Industry - History
Architecture Geographic Locations - ArchitectureBusiness Books
Business History Consumer Goods Industry - History
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