 Globalisation and the evolution of international retailing: A comment on Alexander's ‘British overseas retailing, 1900--1960’Andrew Godley and Haiming Hang Business History, 2012, vol. 54, issue 4, 529-541 Abstract: Nicholas Alexander's (2011. British overseas retailing, 1900--60: International firm characteristics, market selections and entry modes. Business History , 53 , 530--556) survey of British overseas retailers from 1900 to 1960 provides pathbreaking new evidence of international retailing activity during the first globalisation boom. The article surveys this and other recent evidence, and confirms that international retailing was far more significant up to 1929 than previously thought. This activity was overwhelmingly undertaken by non-retailers, however, and hence by multinationals whose advantages in retailing were fundamentally unsustainable over the long run. Even the department store format, the principal retail innovation of the period, was not internationalised primarily by multinationals. Rather it was diffused via indigenous entrepreneurs, driven by a rapidly growing global demand for western style fashion and dress. Date: 2012 Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:taf:bushst:v:54:y:2012:i:4:p:529-541 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from DOI: 10.1080/00076791.2011.631125 Access Statistics for this article Business History is currently edited by Professor John Wilson and Professor Steven Toms More articles in Business History from Taylor & Francis Journals |
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