Retail

Thin margins, working-capital mechanics and scale economics; a sector where the winner's operating manual is usually public.

7 books · 3 people behind it

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  1. Sam Walton: Made in AmericaSam Walton, John Huey, 1992
  2. The Everything StoreBrad Stone, 2013

The people behind it 3

Each person holds a book in this entry or names it in their own tags.

Investors 1

PL
Peter Lynchnamed in their tags

Executives 1

HS
Howard Schultznamed in their tags

Journalists 1

BS
Brad Stone1 book here

Books 7

Bernie Marcus, Arthur Blank · 1999 · Home Depot's founders on building the big-box hardware category
Marc Levinson · 2011 · The first scale retailer and the antitrust backlash it drew.
Leon Harris · 1979 · The families behind America's great department stores.
Robert Spector, Patrick D. McCarthy · 1995