The Development of Retail Trade in Provincial England, ca. 1550–1700

Ronald M. Berger

The Journal of Economic History, 1980, vol. 40, issue 1, 123-128

Abstract: This study analyzes the content and distribution of shops in provincial England between 1550 and 1700. Its major finding is that although retail trade was declining at markets and fairs, most tradesmen did not develop product specialization until the mid-seventeenth century.

Date: 1980
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