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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1917. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... Canning Industry, Importers, 187; Jobbers, 186-87; Peculiarities, 187 Canvassers, 43-47 Cash Business, Chain stores, 95-6; Cooperative ac- tivities, 223 See also Marketing Campaign Catalog Houses, See Mail-Order Movement Chain Stores, Examples of, 53-54, 80-81, 83-84; Ownership, 53-54, 80; Import- ance, 55, 81-82; Advertising, 80, 94, 100; Competing, 80, 84-85, 91; Fiveand-Ten-Cent, 80, 82; Growth of, 80-83; Manufac- turers, 80, 105-06, 217-18; Na- tional, 80, Public attitude, 80, 97-98; Retail, 80-81, 85-86; United Cigar Stores, 80, 87; Consumers' Cooperative, 81; Trade-marked goods, 81-82; City Chain Stores--continued growth, 82; Consumer, 82, 93; Drug, 82, 84; Price cutting, 82; American Druggists' Syndicate, 84; Rexall, 84; Tendencies, 84- 85; Agencies for, 85; Capitaliza- tion, 86; Printen' Ink, 86-87, 88; Sites, 86-89; Sources of sup- ply, 86, 105-06; Strength, 86; Childs' restaurants, 87; Subsi- diary companies, 87-88; High salaried experts, 88-91, 100; Standardized appearance 88-89, 100; Buying strength, 89-94; Long datings, 90; Secret dis- counts, 90; Turnover, -90, 96-97; Control factory output, 91-92; Jobbers, 91-92; Large-scale business, 91; Prices, 89-90, 92- 95, 97-98; "Leaders," 94; Cash business, 95-96; No deliveries, 95; Methods standardized, 95, 99; Service. 98-99, 104; Man- agement, 99; Individual initia- tive, 100; Accounting, 101-02; Coupons, etc., 101; Weakness, 102-03; Competition, 103-04; Foreign cooperative, 212; Co- operative retail, 221; Price main- tenance, 316 Charting, Use of, 231, 238, 285-86 Childs' Restaurants, See Chain Stores City Growth, Effect on retail stores, 59-60; Chain stores, 82 Civil War, Retailing conditions, effect on, 57- 60; Competition after, 59; Credit, 59; Prices, 59-; Increased variety of wants after, 5...