Learning to Multiply
The Property Market and the Growth of Multiple Retailing in Britain, 1919–39
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8420619 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter Scott (0000-0003-1230-9040, University of Portsmouth, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 1-28 |
| Publication date | 1994-07-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Business History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-6791 • E-ISSN: 1743-7938 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00076799400000073 |
| OpenAlex | W1985745160 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
The article examines the links between the rapid expansion of multiple retailing in Britain during the inter-war period and the growth of an investment market in High Street shops. The funding opportunities offered by the commercial property market, together with the associated development of market intermediaries, were important factors behind the rapid growth of large-scale retailing during the inter-war years. Property-based finance allowed multiple retailers to achieve very high rates of growth, as a result of multiplier effects which were inherent in such finance. These effects are demonstrated using case studies of the inter-war expansion of Montague Burton Ltd and Marks & Spencer, and a model of corporate growth
Business · Business history · Economic history · Economics · Intermediary · Investment (military · Investment banking · Market economy · Political science · Politics · Property (philosophy · Property market · Spanish Civil War · Art History and Market Analysis · Finance · Historical Economic and Social Studies · Law · Scottish History and National Identity
Direction and discretion
Towards the 'cult of the equity'? Insurance companies and the interwar capital market
Bibliography of Works Published Since 1993 Relevant to Scottish Economic and Social History
The Arndale Property Company and the Transformation of Urban Britain, 1950–2000
Consumption, Consumerism and Urban Form
Changes in Victorian entrepreneurship in England and Wales 1851-1911
The British 'failure' that never was? The Anglo-American 'productivity gap' in large-scale interwar retailing-evidence from the department store sector1
| Citations per year | 0.23 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1996 - 2022 (27) |
| Highly cited | No |