The Distributive Trades in the Common Market: A Report Prepared for the Common Market Working Group of the Distributive Trades Economic Development Committee |
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acquisition Approximate number Associated British Foods Bebemere Belgium British distributors Brussels Common Market countries consumer cooperative societies Denmark department stores different countries distributive trades Dublin European Food retailing food sales food trades Form of retailing France furniture Germany gross margins growth Gruyter hardware household stores important increase independent retailers Ireland Italy Kind of business large scale retailers Luxembourg Madrenio mail order mail order firms mail order selling merchandise metres of selling Milan million multiple shop firms multiple shop organisations Netherlands non-food trades Number of establishments number of persons number of retail operation Paris persons engaged retail buying groups retail establishments retail members retail scene self-service units share of sales square feet square metres stores and variety super-stores supermarkets supermarkets and super-stores Table textiles total retail trade total sales total selling space Type of trade Universal Stores variety store firms variety stores voluntary chains voluntary wholesale chains women's wear