Retail and big-box

Business models

Large-format retail: the model is turns, buying power and the cost of occupancy, not merchandising taste.

8 books · 1 people behind it

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  1. Sam Walton: Made in AmericaSam Walton, John Huey, 1992
  2. The Everything StoreBrad Stone, 2013
  3. The Wal-Mart EffectCharles Fishman, 2006

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Sam Walton: Made in America
T1 Sam Walton: Made in America
Sam Walton, John Huey · 1992 · Walton's own account of low prices funded by low costs and high turns.
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David CancelMohnish PabraiIman GadzhiJamie DimonJeff BezosTerrance McArthur
The Everything Store
T1 The Everything Store
Brad Stone · 2013 · Amazon's flywheel: scale economics shared back as lower prices.
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Andrew WilkinsonMohnish PabraiDavid CancelDoug McMillonDrew HoustonMatt MullenwegPatrick O'ShaughnessyTracy DiNunzio
Built from Scratch
T2 Built from Scratch
Bernie Marcus, Arthur Blank · 1999 · Home Depot's founders on building the big-box hardware category
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Mohnish PabraiDavid CancelFrank BlakeJamie Dimon
Why We Buy
T2 Why We Buy
Paco Underhill · 1999 · Retail conversion economics observed on the shop floor.
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The Wal-Mart Effect
T2 The Wal-Mart Effect
Charles Fishman · 2006 · What relentless price pressure does to suppliers and to wages.
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The Great A&P and the Struggle for Small Bus
T2 The Great A&P and the Struggle for Small Business in America
Marc Levinson · 2011 · The first everyday-low-price chain, and the political backlash it drew.
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Patrick Collison
In Sam We Trust
T3 In Sam We Trust
Bob Ortega · 1998 · Critical history of Wal-Mart's rise and its labour model.
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The New Rules of Retail
T3 The New Rules of Retail
Robin Lewis, Michael Dart · 2010 · Preemptive distribution and control of the value chain.
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