Making of the Modern Supermarket - Self-Service Adoption in British Food Retailing, 1950-1975

The Making of the Modern Supermarket describes the emergence and growth of the modern supermarket format in Britain, showing how the original American innovation of self-service was adapted to the different postwar British context in a number of ways.

About the author

Bridget Salmon was formerly the archivist at J. Sainsbury PLC and author of their 125th anniversary publication, The Best Butter in the World: A History of Sainsburys (1994).

Andrew Godley is Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Sussex Business School.

Summary

The Making of the Modern Supermarket describes the emergence and growth of the modern supermarket format in Britain, showing how the original American innovation of self-service was adapted to the different postwar British context in a number of ways.

Product details

• Authors: Godley Andrew, Bridget Salmon, Bridget (Archivist Salmon
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 19.06.2025, delayed
• EAN: 9780199640195
• ISBN: 978-0-19-964019-5
• No. of pages: 336
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Strategic Planning, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Corporate & Business History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Distribution, Economic history, business strategy, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, History of specific companies / corporate history, Retail and wholesale industries