1715 - Silvanus Bevan established Plough Court Pharmacy off Lombard Street, London; Timothy Bevan took over, after his father's retirement; 1792 - William Allen became clerk; 1795 made partner; Bevan passed company to Samuel Mildred and William Allen, renamed Mildred and Allen; 1797 - Allen became sole owner; Luke Howard joined company, became known as Allen and Howard; 1806 - Allen and Howard separated business interests; company renamed William Allen & Co.; 1808 - Daniel Hanbury joined pharmacy (sponsored by his uncle, William Allen); 1824 - made partner; name changed to Allen, Hanbury's and Barry; 1868 - Daniel and Cornelius Hanbury (cousins) became the two active partners in Allen & Hanbury's (on retirement of Daniel's father; renamed Allen and Hanburys; 1958 - acquired by Glaxo.

March 26, 1752 - Dr. William Hunter, Scottish doctor, opened Dr. Hunters' Dispensary in Newport, RI (specialty - medicine for midwives); formulated Number Six Cologne (sold to George Washington, Marquis de Lafayette); 1833 - new owner, Newport merchant John Rose Caswell, opened branch in New York, as Caswell & Hazard Company, Ltd.; 1876 - formed partnership with New York-based businessman William Massey; renamed Caswell-Massey (two stores, Newport and New York City; found among General Custer's personal effects at "the last stand"); 1906 - Newport store closed; 1926 - opened new shop in fashionable Barclay Hotel; 1936 - acquired by Milton (pharmacist) and Ralph Taylor; 1963 - reintroduced mail order catalog (circulation of 2.5 million by 1997); June 5, 1979 - registered "Caswell-Massey" trademark first used in 1877 (perfumes, colognes, toilet water, soap, and shampoo); 1984 - introduced first new scent in 43 years; 1989 - acquired by Hong Kong entrepreneurs Peter Hsu and Sally Aw Sian (head of Hong Kong publishers Sing Tao Holdings, family developed Tiger Balm ointment) - 35 stores, products sold in 4,000 retail outlets worldwide; 1990 - Barclay Store closed; 1992 - 40% interest acquired by W.R. Grace & Co.; began mass-market strategy, sold to drugstore chains; huge stockpile of merchandise unsold; 1995 - Grace interest acquired by CEO Edward Hung; July 1995 - Anne Robinson (41), former head of marketing for Aphrodisia, Caswell-Massey's Brooklyn-based supplier, named head of wholesale division; named executive director (28 stores, 113 employees); cut costs (added two high-end boutiques, shut more than half stores, trimmed product line by third, released quarter of employees, refined inventory management, streamlined organization structure to one business division from five), redesigned catalog (more old-fashioned feel), repackaged products; returned to profitability after 8 years; September 17, 1999 - acquired in management buyout led by Robinson (24% interest acquired by American Capital Strategies); October 1999 - Robinson sold products on QVC ($11,000 in sales/minute during show); 2002 - 15 U.S. stores, international licensees.

1820 - James Lockwood Belden established Wethersfield Seed Company in Wethersfield, CT; Franklin Comstock, William Comstock (son) succeeded Belden; later joined by Henry Ferre; 1853 - incorporated as Comstock, Ferre & Co.; 1898 - Stephen F. Willard named president (worked at Comstock, Ferre since 1871, one of founders of American Seed Trade Association in 1883, named its president in 1904); 1900s - business un by four generations of Willards; 1958 - began retail seed business, garden center; 1991 - acquired by Pierre Bennerup of Sunny Border Nurseries; oldest continuously operating seed distribution company in United States; supply home gardeners, commercial growers, re-sellers; complete retail plant and garden center; over 2,000 varieties of perennial, annual, specialty plants.

1820s - Alexander Annin made signal flags for sailing ships in sail loft in downtown New York City; 1847 - Edward and Benjamin Annin (sons) incorporated Annin & Co.; oldest, largest manufacturer of flags in United States; official flag manufacturer to United Nations.

1830 - James Smith founded James Smith and Sons at Foubert Street in London's West End; 1857 - moved business to New Oxford Street (remains there today, retains original fittings); home of London umbrella; leading umbrella company, first name in sticks, canes; still family owned.

1838 - Thomas Codman established manufacturing business in medical, surgical devices in Boston, MA; introduced Ether Pocket Cupping Instrument; 1845 - Dr. Benjamin Codman (son) opened Dental Depot on Tremont Street; 1853 - hired Asahel Shurtleff as assistant; added surgical instruments, anatomical supplies; established Benjamin S. Codman & Company; 1857 -Shurtleff, F.O. Whitney made partners, renamed Codman & Shurtleff; sold line of medical, surgical, dental, veterinary instruments and supplies; ear, nose, throat instruments became major portion of business; 1860 - produced Patented Steam Atomizer; 1894 - partnership dissolved (Codman died), went into receivership; 1896 - acquired by Asahel Shurtleff, Howard Shurtleff (son); 1904 - incorporated as Codman & Shurtleff, Inc.; 1915 - Howard took over; 1925 - Arthur Shurtleff (brother) took over; 1938 - acquired by Frank Ruggles, Codman Sales Manager; specialized in fields of neurosurgery, orthopaedics; 1964 - acquired by Ethicon, Inc. (Johnson & Johnson company); 1966 - made freestanding Johnson & Johnson subsidiary.

1839 - Wesleyan minister opened his living room to his congregation in Halifax, NS so they could buy books; 1925 - became Ryerson Press Book Room; 1949 - fire; Charles Burchell rallied local businessmen, reopened store; 1966 - Charles Burchell (son) joined store; March 2008 - closed, couldn't compete with big box bookstores (huge inventories, deep discounts), ease of ordering books online, competition from book selling pharmacies and grocery stores, pressure to lower prices to reflect stronger Canadian dollar (higher selling prices in Canada than in United States); Canada's oldest trade bookstore.

February 1847 - William Orgill and RT Lamb established Orgill Brothers & Co. in Memphis, TN; largest independent hardware distributor in U.S.; oldest business in Memphis still owned by same family.

1856 - Charles Orvis opened C. F. Orvis Company, fishing tackle company in Manchester, VT, with sales rooms in a small stone building next to his brother's Equinox Hotel; prospered as trains brought increasing numbers of tourists from New York and other cities; word-of-mouth advertising generated repeat orders by mail; oldest mail order company in the US; May 12, 1874 - received patent for "Fishing-Reels" ("devices for winding up the line of a fishing-rod"); first ventilated narrow spool fly reel to be mounted upright - prototype for modern fly reels; 1885 - glass Minnow Trap launched (sold briskly until 1960s); 1892 - Mary Orvis Marbury (daughter) received national acclaim for "Favorite Flies and Their Histories", world's first illustrated classification, standardization of fishing flies.

(1-800-Flowers), Jim McCann and Peter Kaminsky (1998). Stop and Sell the Roses : Lessons from Business & Life. (New York, NY: Ballantine Books, 244 p.). Founder of 1-800-Flowers. Flowers (Marketing), 1-800-Flowers.

(Adelman Laundry & Cleaners), Ollie Adelman (2004). All Things Are Possible: Those Who Say It Cannot Be Done Are Usually Interrupted by Someone Else Doing It. (Evanston, IL: Wildcat Publications, 284 p.). Chairman of the Board Adelman Travel; Northwestern University Hall of Fame. Adelman, Ollie; Laundry business. 

(AISG), Carter Andress (2007). Contractor Combatants: Tales of an Imbedded Capitalist. (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, 320 p.). Co-founder, Manager of AISG (American-Iraqi Solutions Group, supplier of everything from lamb chops to trucks).  Import/export; international trade; private contractors. From handful of jobless Americans to 2,500 employees from 12 countries. Multinational team  delivered vital supplies to coalition forces, helped rebuild Iraq; engaged in deadly firefights with enemy while attempting to fulfill mission, defend their own lives.

(Allen & Hanburys), Compiled by Ernest C. Cripps; with illustrations (1927). Plough Court: The Story of a Notable Pharmacy, 1715-1927. (London, UK: Allen & Hanburys, 227 p.). Allen & Hanburys, ltd.; Pharmacists -- Great Britain. Book was begun by Miss Amy Audrey Locke, carried on by Mr. Arundell Esdaile, rewritten and completed by Mr. E.C. Cripps. cf. Pref.

(Allen & Hanburys), Desmond Chapman-Huston and Ernest C. Cripps (1954). Through a City Archway: The Story of Allen and Hanburys, 1715-1954. (London, UK: J. Murray, 336 p.). Allen and Hanburys, Ltd.

(Allen & Hanburys), Geoffrey Tweedale (1990). At the Sign of the Plough: 275 Years of Allen & Hanburys and the British Pharmaceutical Industry, 1715-1990. (London, UK: Murray, 264 p.). Allen & Hanburys; Pharmaceutical industry -- Great Britain.

(Amway), Charles Paul Conn (1977). The Possible Dream: A Candid Look at Amway. (Old Tappan, NJ: Revell, 174 p.). DeVos, Richard M.; Van Andel, Jay; Amway Corporation--History.

--- (1982). An Uncommon Freedom. (Old Tappan, NJ: F.H. Revell, 176 p.). Amway Corporation; Success--Case studies.

--- (1985). Promises to Keep: The Amway Phenomenon and How It Works. (New York, NY: Putnam, 124 p.). Amway Corporation

(Amway), Stephen Butterfield (1985). Amway, The Cult of Free Enterprise. (Boston, MA: South End Press, 185 p.). Amway Corporation.

(Amway), James W. Robinson; foreword by Richard L. Lesher (1997). Empire of Freedom: The Amway Story and What It Means to You. (Rocklin, CA: Prima Pub., 206 p.). Amway Corporation; Amway Corporation--History; Direct selling.

(Amway), Jay Van Andel (1998). An Enterprising Life: An Autobiography. (New York, NY: HarperBusiness, 234 p.). Amway Corporation--History; Van Andel, Jay; Businessmen--United States--Biography.

(Amway), Wilbur Cross (1999). Amway: The True Story of the Company That Transformed the Lives of Millions. (New York, NY: Berkeley Books, 205 p.). Amway Corporation.

(Amway), John Andrews (2001). Ain't It Great: A Look Inside Amway. (Bloomington, IN: Authorhouse, 248 p.). Former Amway Distributor. Andrews, John; Amway Corporation--History.

(Annie's Book Stop), Anne Tryon Adams with Sandra E. Bielawa (1988). All Booked Up: How I Went from Housewife to Successful Entrepreneur on a Shoestring Budget. (Boston, MA: Quinlan Press, 174 p.). Founder, Annie's Book Shop. Adams, Anne Tryon; Booksellers and bookselling--United States--Biography. Barn in backyard to 132 stores, country's seventh-largest bookstore chain in three decades.

(Laura Ashley), Anne Sebba (1990). Laura Ashley: A Life by Design. (London, UK: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 207 p.). Ashley, Laura;. History of the family-based company that started in modest way in Wales in 1953.

(Bahrisons), Anuj Bahri with Debbie Smith from the narrations of Balraj Bahri (2004). Bahrisons, Chronicle of a Bookshop. (New Delhi, IN: Swankit, 107 p.). Bahri, Balraj; Booksellers and bookselling--India--Delhi--Biography; Book industries and trade--India--Delhi--Biography. Summary: Autobiographical reminiscences of an Indian bookseller brought out on the ocassion of his seventy fifth birth anniversary, and completion of fifty years of his bookshop.

(Baker and Hamilton), David Warren Ryder (1949). A Century of Hardware and Steel, Being the Story of Baker & Hamilton, a Business Institution Which Has Helped To Write the History of California and the Pacific Coast. (San Francisco, CA: Historical Publications, 119 p.). Baker and Hamilton. 

(Barnes & Noble), Betty N Turner (2006). The Noble Legacy: The Story of Gilbert Clifford Noble, Cofounder of the Barnes & Noble and Noble & Noble Book Companies. (Lincoln, NE: iUniverse, 190 p.). Noble's Granddaughter, Former Mayor of Corpus Christi, TX. Noble, G. Clifford; Barnes & Noble; Booksellers and bookselling--United States--Biography; Bookstores--United States--History. 1886 - moved to New York City, worked as clerk for small wholesale, retail bookstore; established Barnes & Noble and Noble & Noble.

(L.L. Bean), L.L. Bean (1960). My Story; the Autobiography of a Down-East Merchant. (Freeport, ME: The Company, 163 p.). Bean, L. L. (Leon Leonwood), 1872-1966; Sporting goods.

(L.L. Bean), M.R. Montgomery (1984). In Search of L.L. Bean. (Boston, MA: Little, Brown, 242 p.). Bean, L. L. (Leon Leonwood), 1872-1966; L.L. Bean, Inc.--History; Businessmen--United States--Biography; Mail-order business--United States--History; Camping equipment industry--United States--History.

(L. L. Bean), Leon Gorman (2006). L.L. Bean: The Making of an American Icon. (Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 336 p.). Grandson of Founder, Company President (1967 - 2001). L.L. Bean, Inc.; Camping equipment industry--United States; Mail-order business--United States. How to shape powerhouse brand around bedrock beliefs and values, how to balance growth and tradition, how to craft, preserve an authentic corporate identity.

(Best Buy), Elizabeth Gibson and Andy Billings (2003). Big Change at Best Buy: Working Through Hypergrowth to Sustained Excellence. (Palo Alto, CA: Davies-Black, 308 p.). Change Consultants. Best Buy (Firm)--Management; Electronic industries--United States--Management--Case studies; Retail trade--United States--Management--Case studies; Chain stores--United States--Management--Case studies; Organizational change--United States. Industrial management--United States; Corporate reorganizations--United States; Personnel management--United States. 

(Blackwell B. H. Ltd.), A.L.P. Norrington (1983). Blackwell's, 1879-1979: The History of a Family Firm. (Oxford, UK: Blackwell, 181 p.). Blackwell family; B.H. Blackwell Ltd.--History; Booksellers and bookselling--England--Oxford (Oxfordshire)--History; Publishers and publishing--England--Oxford (Oxfordshire)--History.

(Blockbuster), Gail DeGeorge (1996). The Making of a Blockbuster: How Wayne Huizenga Built a Sports and Entertainment Empire from Trash, Grit, and Videotape (New York, NY: Wiley, 354 p.). Huizenga, Wayne; Viacom International; Blockbuster Entertainment Corporation; Businessmen -- United States -- Biography; Sports team owners -- United States -- Biography; Refuse disposal industry -- United States; Video recordings industry -- United States.

(Body Shop), Anita Roddick (1991). Body and Soul: Profits with Principles, the Amazing Success Story of Anita Roddick & the Body Shop. (New York, NY: Crown, 256 p.). Founder, The Body Shop. Roddick, Anita, 1942- ; Body Shop (Firm)--History; Cosmetics industry--Great Britain--History; Businesswomen--Great Britain--Biography.

--- (2000). Business as Unusual. (London, UK: Thorsons, 288 p.). Founder, The Body Shop. Roddick, Anita; Body Shop; Business; Business--Moral and ethical aspects.

(Book-of-the-Month-Club), Compiled by Jerry Major Buchanan and David A. Reecher (1995). Maxwell Sackheim's Billion Dollar Marketing Concepts and Applications: The Man Who Revolutionized 20th Century Direct Response Advertising. (Vancouver, WA: Towers Club USA Press, 225 p.). Direct marketing; Advertising, Direct-mail; Mail-order business. Founder of Book-of-the-Month Club, father of mail order advertising - two of his best-known marketing concepts are the "Book-of-the-Month Club" and the "Negative Option Plan".

(Books & Co.), Lynne Tillman (1999). Bookstore: The Life and Times of Jeannette Watson and Books & Company. (New York, NY: Harcourt Brace, 337 p.). Novelist. Watson, Jeannette; Books & Co.--History; Bookstores--New York (State)--New York--History--20th century; Booksellers and bookselling--New York (State)--New York--Biography; Literature, Modern--20th century--Marketing--New York (State)--New York--History--20th century. 

(Boots Chemists), Stanley D. Chapman (1974). Jesse Boot of Boots the Chemists: A Study in Business History. (London, UK: Hodder and Stoughton, 221 p.). Trent, Jesse Boot, Baron of, 1850-1931; Pharmaceutical industry--Great Britain.

(Boots Company Limited), J. E. Greenwood (1977). A Cap for Boots: An Autobiography. (London, UK: Hutchinson, 254 p.). Greenwood, John Eric, 1891-1975; Boots Company Limited--History; Businesspeople--Great Britain--Biography; Rugby football players--Great Britain--Biography.

(Stuart Brent Bookstore), Brent Stuart (1989). Seven Stairs: An Adventure of the Heart. (New York, NY: Touchstone, 256 p. [Orig. pub. 1962]). Stuart, Brent; Bookstores--Chicago; children's books. 

(British Home Stores), Andy Forester, Stewart Lansley (2005). Top Man: How Philip Green Built His High Street Empire. (London, UK: Aurum Press Ltd., 256 p.). Green, Philip; British Home Stores; Retail Trade--Britain --History. 

(Build-A-Bear Workshop), Maxine Clark with Amy Joyner (2006). The Bear Necessities of Business: Building a Company with Heart. (Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 326 p.). Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Bear of Build-A-Bear Workshop, Former President of Payless Shoes; Former Business Reporter. New business enterprises; Entrepreneurship. How she built global business: one location in 1997, now more than 200 stores.

(W. Atlee Burpee & Co.), Ken Kraft (1963). Garden to Order. (Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 324 p.). Burpee (W. Atlee) Company; Gardening.  

(Cabela's), David Cabela; introduction by Chuck Yeager (2001). Cabela's, World's Foremost Outfitter: A History. (Forest Dale, VT: P. S. Erikkson, 235 p.). Cabela's (Firm) -- History; Sporting goods industry -- United States -- History; Camping equipment industry -- United States -- History; Fishing equipment industry -- United States -- History. 

(Collins Booksellers), Michael Zifcak (2006). My Life in Print. (South Melbourne, AU: Lothian Books, 210 p.). Non-Executive Chairman of Collins Booksellers. Zifcak, Michael, 1918- ; Booksellers and bookselling--Victoria--Melbourne--Biography; Publishers and publishing--Victoria--Melbourne--Biography. Australia’s largest privately owned bookseller. 

(ComputerLand), Jonathan Littman (1990). Once Upon a Time in Computerland: The Amazing, Billion-Dollar Tale of Bill Millard. (New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 413 p.). Millard, Bill; ComputerLand (Firm)--History; Computer industry--United States--History; Businessmen--United States--Biography.

(Cotter & Company), Edward R. Kantowicz (1986). True Value: John Cotter 70 Years of Hardware. (Chicago, IL: Regnery Books, 270 p.). Cotter, John, 1904- ; Cotter & Company--History; Hardware industry--United States--History; Businessmen--United States--Biography.

(Jenny Craig Inc.), Jenny Craig (2004). The Jenny Craig Story How One Woman Changes Millions of Lives. (Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 211 p.). Craig, Jenny; Jenny Craig, Inc.; Businesswomen--United States--Biography; Weight loss; Reducing diets. 

(Creative Memories), Cheryl Lightle with Heidi L. Everett (2004). Creative Memories: The 10 Timeless Principles Behind the Company that Pioneered the Scrapbooking Industry. (New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 201 p.). President and Co-founder of Creative Memories. Creative Memories (Firm); Selling Scrapbooks; Direct selling. 

(Custom Shops Shirtmakers), Mortimer Levitt (2003). Ninety-Six and Too Busy to Die: A Life Beyond the Age of Dying. (Boston, MA: Aspatore Books, 200 p.). Founder and Sole Owner of the Custom Shops Shirtmakers. Levitt, Mortimer; Custom Shops Shirtmakers; Mortimer's.

(Dial-A-Mattress), Napoleon Barragan with Maxine and Frank Brady (1997). How To Get Rich with a 1-800 Number. (New York, NY: ReganBooks, 284 p.). Founder (Dial-A-Mattress). Telemarketing; Success in business; Toll-free telephone calls.

(DiJulius Group), John R. DiJulius III; foreword by Bill Capodagli and Lynn Jackson (2003). Secret Service: Hidden Systems that Deliver Unforgettable Customer Service. (New York, NY: AMACOM, 172 p.). President of The DiJulius Group, owner of the John Robert's Hair salons. Customer services; Consumer satisfaction; Customer loyalty.  What exceptional companies do behind scenes to consistently surpass customer expectations.

(DiJulius Group), John R. DiJulius (2008). What’s the Secret?: To Providing a World-Class Customer Experience. (Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 336 p.). President of The DiJulius Group, owner of John Robert's Spa (chain of high-end salons and spas repeatedly selected among top twenty in America). Customer services; Consumer satisfaction; Customer loyalty. What best customer service companies do; how they do it; world-class customer service strategies employed by world's most customer-friendly companies; culture that routinely finds ways to go above, beyond for customer.

(Discount Tire Company), Jeffrey L. Rodengen & Richard F. Hubbard (2002). The Legend of Discount Tire Co., Inc. (Fort Lauderdale, FL: Write Stuff Enterprises, 152 p.). Halle, Bruce T.; Discount Tire Company; Tire industry--United States; Dealers (Retail trade)--United States; Businessmen--United States--Biography. 

(Dublin Laundry), Mona Hearn (2004). Thomas Edmondson and the Dublin Laundry: A Quaker Businessman, 1837-1908. (Portland, OR: Irish Academic Press, 236 p.). Edmondson, Thomas, 1837-1908; Dublin Laundry--History; Laundry industry--Ireland--History--19th century; Quaker businesspeople--Ireland--Biography; Quakers--Ireland--Biography; Dublin (Ireland)--Social life and customs--19th century. 

(Duty Free Shoppers), Conor O'Clery (2007). The Billionaire Who Wasn't: How Chuck Feeney Secretly Made and Gave Away a Fortune. (New York, NY: Public Affairs, 352 p.). Former Foreign Correspondent for The Irish Times in London, Moscow, Beijing, Washington, and New York. Feeney, Chuck; Duty Free Shoppers; Philanthropists -- Biography. One of greatest untold retail triumphs of 20th century; 1988 - 23rd on Forbes richest list; secretly transferred all his wealth to  foundation, Atlantic Philanthropies; one of greatest, most mysterious American philanthropists in modern times.

(Edwards Books), Suzanne Strempek Shea (2004). Shelf Life: Romance, Mystery, Drama, and Other Page-Turning Adventures from a Year in a Bookstore. (Boston, MA: Beacon Press, 223 p.). Shea, Suzanne Strempek; Edwards Books; Booksellers and bookselling--Massachusetts--Springfield--Biography; Bookstores--Massachusetts--Springfield--Employees--Biography; Authors, American--20th century--Biography.

(Elliott Brothers Ltd.), Edited by John McIlwain (1992). The House of Elliotts: 150 Years, 1842-1992. (Southampton, UK: Elliott Brothers Ltd., 145 p.). Elliotts (Firm) -- History; Do-it-yourself products industry--Great Britain--History; Building materials industry--Great Britain--History.

(Fisher-Ernst Group), Mary Vanderburg Stone (2007). History of the Fisher-Ernst Group. (Hillsboro, OR: Fisher Implement Co., 247 p.). Fisher-Ernst Group; agricultural machinery -- sales; industrial equipment. Histories, oral histories of some of people who have contributed to success of group of stores selling agricultural, grounds care, light industrial equipment in Oregon's Willamette Valley.

(Flammarion), Elisabeth Parinet (1992). La Librairie Flammarion: 1875-1914. (Paris, FR: IMEC editions, 404 p.). Flammarion (Firm)--History; Publishers and publishing--France--Paris--History; Booksellers and bookselling--France--Paris--History; Book industries and trade--France--Paris--History.

(Florists' Telegraph Delivery Association), Marc Williams (1960). Flowers-by-Wire; The Story of the Florists' Telegraph Delivery Association. (Detroit, MI: Mercury House, 430 p.). Florists' Telegraph Delivery Association.

(Foyles), Penny Mountain with Christopher Foyle (2003). Foyles: A Celebration. (London, UK: W.& G. Foyle Ltd, 128 p.). Foyles; Booksellers and bookselling----Great Britain--History--20th century. Affectionate, anecdotal, sometimes candid celebration of first 100 years of bookselling institution.

(Gallery Furniture), Jim "Matress Mac" McIngvale, Thomas N. Duening & John M. Ivancevich (2002). Always Think Big. (Chicago, IL: Dearborn Trade Pub., 243 p.). Gallery Furniture (Houston, Tex.); Success in business.

(Garden Way, Inc.), Roger Griffith (1994). What a Way to Live and Make a Living: The Lyman P. Wood Story. (Charlotte, VT: In Brief Press, 252 p.). Wood, Lyman P.; Businessmen--United States--Biography; Mail-order business--United States; Success in business.

(General Advertiser), Deborah D. Rogers (1986). Bookseller as Rogue: John Almon and the Politics of Eighteenth-Century Publishing. (New York, NY: P. Lang, 151 p.). Almon, John, 1737-1805; Booksellers and bookselling--Great Britain--Biography; Booksellers and bookselling--England--London--History--18th century; Publishers and publishing--England--London--History--18th century; Pamphlets--Publishing--England--London--History--18th century; Great Britain--Politics and government--1760-1820.

(Glacier Park Co.), Don and Eugenia Hummel (1988). One Man's Life: From Wagon Wheels to the Space Age. (Bellevue, WA: Free Enterprise Press, 508 p.). Hummel, Don, 1907- ; Businesspeople--United States--Biography; Politicians--United States--Biography; National parks and reserves--United States--History--20th century; Concessions (Amusements, etc.)--United States--History--20th century; United States--Officials and employees--Biography.

(Goodspeed's Book Shop), Charles E. Goodspeed (1937). Yankee Bookseller; Being the Reminiscences of Charles E. Goodspeed ... (Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 325 p.). Goodspeed, Charles E. (Charles Eliot), 1867-1950; Goodspeed's Book Shop (Boston, Mass.)--History; Booksellers and bookselling--Massachusetts--Boston--Biography; Bookstores--Massachusetts--Boston--History; Anttiquarian booksellers--Massachusetts--Boston; Book collecting--Massachusetts--Boston.

(Goodspeed's Book Shop), George Talbot Goodspeed (1996). The Bookseller's Apprentice. (Philadelphia, PA: Holmes Pub., 181 p.). Goodspeed, George T.; Goodspeed's Book Shop (Boston, Mass.)--History--20th century; Antiquarian booksellers--Massachusetts--Boston--History--20th century.

(S. G. Gump Company), Richard Gump (1951). Good Taste Costs No More. (Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 185 p.). President, Gump's. Aesthetics; Design, Industrial; Art --Collectors and collecting.

(S. G. Gump Company), Carol Green Wilson (1965). Gump's Treasure Trade: A Story of San Francisco. (New York, NY: Crowell, 306 p.). S. & G. Gump Company, San Francisco; Art, Oriental.

(Gump's), Editor Gareth Esersky; contributing writers, Nan Birmingham ... [et al.] (1991). Gump's Since 1861: A San Francisco Legend. (San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books, 136 p.). Gump's (Department store)--History; Department stores--California--San Francisco--History. 

(Habitat), Barty Phillips (1984). Conran and the Habitat Story. (London, UK: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 150 p.). Conran, Terence; Habitat (Firm)--History; House furnishings industry and trade--Great Britain--History; Businesspeople--Great Britain--Biography.

(Habitat), Terence Conran (2001). Q & A: A Sort of Autobiography. (London, UK: HarperCollins, 256 p.). Interior decorators -- Great Britain -- Biography; Businesspeople -- Great Britain -- Biography.

(Harvard Coop), Norman S.B. Gras (1942). Harvard Co-Operative Society Past and Present, 1882-1942. (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 191 p.). Harvard Co-operative Society (Cambridge, Mass.).

(Heal & Son), Susanna Goodden; foreword by Sir Hugh Casson (1984). At the Sign of the Fourposter: A History of Heal's. (London, UK: Heal & Son, 127 p.). Heal's (Firm) -- History; London Furniture trades.

(Augustine Heard  & Company), Stephen C. Lockwood (1971). Augustine Heard and Company, 1858-1862; American Merchants in China. (Cambridge, MA: East Asian Research Center, Harvard University, 157 p.). Augustine Heard & Company; United States--Commerce--China; China--Commerce--United States.

(Helzberg Diamonds, Inc.), Barnett C. Helzberg, Jr. (2003). What I Learned Before I Sold to Warren Buffett: An Entrepreneur's Guide To Developing a Highly Successful Company. (Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 242 p.). Former President and CEO of Helzberg Diamonds, Inc. (1962-1995). Helzberg, Barnett, 1933- ; Success in business. 

(Hobby Lobby Creative Centers), David Green with Dean Merrill (2005). More Than a Hobby: What I Learned Going from Start-Up to $1 Billion. (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 209 p.). Green, David, 1941 Nov. 13- ; Hobby Lobby Creative Centers; Retail trade--Management; Entrepreneurship. Oklahoma entrepreneur grew company from $600 loan to $1.3 billion in annual sales in 31 years.

(Home Depot), Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank with Bob Andelman (1999). Built from Scratch: How a Couple of Regular Guys Grew the Home Depot from Nothing to $30 Billion. (New York, NY: Times Books, 332 p.). Marcus, Bernie; Blank, Arthur (Arthur M.); Home Depot (Firm)--History; Businessmen--United States--Biography; Do-it-yourself products industry--United States--History; Building materials industry--United States--History; Entrepreneurship--United States--Case studies. 

(Home Depot), Chris Roush (1999). Inside Home Depot. (New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 266 p.). Journalist. Home Depot.

(House of Fine Fabrics), Rose Bente Lee (2000). An American Dream. (Morley Books, 186 p.). Lee, Rose Bente; House of Fine Fabrics; Retail trade--U.S. 

(IKEA), Bertil Torekull (1999). Leading by Design: The IKEA Story. (New York, NY: HarperBusiness, 244 p.). Swedish journalist. IKEA Group.

(IKEA), Elen Lewis (2005). Great Ikea!: A Brand for All the People. (London, UK: Cyan Communications, 192 p.). IKEA Group; Ingvar Kamprad; brand name products. History of company, its success; aspects of branding techniques; how,  why achieved loyal fan base.

(Italian Wine Merchants), Sergio Esposito (2008). Passion on the Vine: A Memoir of Food, Wine, and Family in the Heart of Italy. (New York, NY: Broadway, 224 p.). Co-founder of Italian Wine Merchants. Wine and wine making--Italy; Wine -- history -- Italy. Italian Wine Merchants, retail shop that exclusively represents fine Italian wine, leading Italian wine source in America; wine/travel narrative; vivid portraits of seductive places, memorable people, diverse and vibrant wine artisans.

(Judy's), Marcia Israel-Curley (2002). Defying the Odds: Sharing the Lessons I Learned as a Pioneer Entrepreneur. (Woodstock, NY: Overlook Press, 270 p.). Founder, Judy's. Entrepreneurship; Women in business; Success in business; Women--Psychology. Judy's specialty fashion stores grew to be a public company with more than 2,000 employees - predates Gap, Limited, Express.

(Archibald Kenrick & Sons), Roy A. Church (1969). Kenricks in Hardware; A Family Business, 1791-1966. (New York, NY: A. M. Kelley, 340 p.). Archibald Kenrick & Sons.

(King’s English Bookstore), Betsy Burton (2005). The King’s English: Adventures of an Independent Bookseller. (Layton, UT: Gibbs Smith, 302 p.). Owner of The King's English Bookshop (Salt Lake City). King’s English Bookstore--History; Bookstores--Utah--Salt Lake City--History--20th century; Independent bookstores--Utah--Salt Lake City--Anecdotes; Best books--Utah. 30 years of bookselling, few tragicomedies, life with partners, author appearances, joy of reading.

(Kitty Litter), Edward Lowe (1987). The Man Who Discovered the Golden Cat: The Life Story of Ed Lowe. (Cassopolis, MI: Tomorrow Press, 295 p.). Lowe, Edward, 1920- ; Businesspeople--United States--Biography; Cat litter industry--United States--History.

(Kroch's & Brentano's), Edited by John Y. Cole (1988). The Bookseller's Art: Carl Kroch and Kroch's & Brentano's. (Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 89 p.). Kroch, Carl; Kroch's & Brentano's; Booksellers and bookselling--Illinois--Chicago--History--20th century; Booksellers and bookselling--United States--Biography; Chicago (Ill.)--Intellectual life--20th century.

(H. K. Louie Co. Ltd.), E. G. Perrault (2002). Tong: The Story of Tong Louie, Vancouver's Quiet Titan. (Madeira Park, BC: Harbour Pub., 191 p.). Louie, Tong; Food industry and trade--Canada--History.

(Red McCombs Automotive Group), Red McCombs with Mickey Herskowitz (2002). The Red Zone: Cars, Cows and Coaches: My Life and Good Times of a Texas Dealmaker. (Austin, TX: Eakin Press, 226 p.). McCombs, Red, 1927- ; Businessmen--Texas--Biography.

(Melaleuca Inc.), Richard M. Barry (1998). Built on Solid Principles: The Melaleuca Story. (Littleton, CO: RM Barry Publications, 121 p.). VanderSloot, Frank; Melaleuca, Inc.--History; Businessmen--United States--Biography; Oil industries--United States--History; Direct selling--United States--History.

(Mitchells/Richards), Jack Mitchell (2003). Hug Your Customers: The Proven Way to Personalize Sales and Achieve Astounding Results. (New York, NY: Hyperion, 272 p.). CEO, Mitchellsl/Richards. Mitchell, Jack; Mitchell/Richards; specialty retail; customer service; family business.

(Mothers Work), Rebecca Matthias (1999). You Can Do It: How a Young Mother Started a Business on a Shoestring and Built It into a Multi-Million Dollar Company. (New York, NY: Doubleday, 268 p.). Founder of Mothers Work: Motherhood, Mimi maternity, a pea in the pod. Mail-Order Business, Home-Based Business, Women Entrepreneurs. 

(Orgill), Clark Porteous (1948). The First Orgill Century: 1847-1947 Merrill Kremer, Inc, 65 p.). Orgill Brothers & Co.; Wholesalers Hardware Stoves Implements.

(Orvis), Leigh H. Perkins with Geoffrey Norman (1999). A Sportsman's Life: How I Built Orvis by Mixing Business and Sport. (New York, NY: Atlantic Monthly Press, 193 p.). Perkins, Leigh; Orvis Company--History; Businessmen--United States--Biography; Fishing tackle industry--United States--History; Fly fishing--Equipment and supplies. 

(OSIM International Pte Ltd.), Andy Milligan (2007). Great Asian Brands: Osim. (London, UK: Cyan Communications, 192 p.). Former Director at Interbrand. Sim, Ron; OSIM International Pte Ltd; brand--Asia. Evolution of Ron Sim, OSIM brand, lessons that can be applied to other companies; entrepreneur created something out of nothing. 

(Paolo Morassutti), a cura di Giorgio Roverato (1993). Una Famiglia e un Caso Imprenditoriale: I Morassutti. (Vicenza, IT: N. Pozza, 271 p.). Paolo Morassutti (Firm)--History; Hardward industry--Italy--History; Household appliances--Italy--History.

(Pentos), Terry Maher (1994). Against My Better Judgement: Adventures in the City and in the Book Trade. (London, UK: Sinclair-Stevenson, 222 p.). Founder of Pentos P.L.C. in 1972. Maher, Terry, 1935- ; Booksellers and bookselling--Great Britain--Biography; Bookstores--Great Britain.

(J. Peterman), John Peterman (2000). Peterman Rides Again: Adventures Continue with the Real 'J. Peterman' through Life and the Catalog Business. (Paramus, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 225 p.). Founder of Catalog Retailer. Industrial management; Success in business; Entrepreneurship.

(Pick 'n Pay Holdings Ltd.), Raymond Ackerman as told to Denise Prichard (2001). Hearing Grasshoppers Jump: The Story of Raymond Ackerman. (Cape Town, SA: D. Philip, 341 p.). Ackerman, Raymond, 1931- ; Businessmen--South Africa--Biography; Retail trade--South Africa--History.

(Polk Bros), Ann Paden (1996). I Bought it at Polk Bros: The Story of an American Retailing Phenomenon. (Chicago, IL: Bonus Books, 360 p.). Polk Bros (Firm)--History; Electric household appliances industry--Illinois--Chicago--History; Stores, Retail--Illinois--Chicago--History.

(Precision Tune Inc.), Keith Grimaud (1994). The Tortoise Wins Again!: From Farm Boy to President, the True Story of the Race. (Chapin, SC: Palmetto Productions Corp., 142 p.). Grimaud, Joe, 1938- ; Precision Tune, Inc.--History; Businesspeople--United States--Biography; Automobile supplies industry--United States--History; Automobile repair shops--United States--History; Franchises (Retail trade)--United States--History.

(Rexall), Mickey Smith (2004). The Rexall Story: A History of Genius and Neglect. (New York, NY: Pharmaceutical Products Press, 175 p.). Frederick A.P. Barnard Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Pharmacy Administration (University of Mississippi). Liggett, Louis, d. 1946; Rexall Drug Company--History; United Drug Company--History; United-Rexall Drug, Inc.; Rexall Drug and Chemical Company--History; Dart Industries--History; Drugstores--United States--History.  

(Rexall Sundown), Carl DeSantis, with Donald Michael Platt (1999). Vitamin EnRICHed. (Boca Raton, FL: TransMedia Pub., 303 p.). Founder, Sundown. DeSantis, Carl, 1939- ; Rexall Sundown Company--History; Drugstores--United States--History; Pharmaceutical industry--United States--History; Businessmen--United States--Biography.

(Rexall Sundown), James W. Robinson (1999). Prescription for Success: The Rexall Showcase International Story and What It Means to You. (Rocklin, CA: Prima Pub., 275 p.). Rexall Sundown--History; Drugstores--United States--History; Pharmaceutical industry--United States--History; Businessmen--United States--Biography.

(Harry Rosen), Harry Rosen, Geoffrey Stevens (2004). Ask Harry!: The Harry Rosen Story. (Toronto, ON: McClelland & Stewart, 304 p.). Rosen, Harry; Retail trade--Canada.

(Rosenthal Wine Merchant Ltd.), Neal I. Rosenthal (2008). Reflections of a Wine Merchant. (New York, NY: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 272 p.). Rosenthal, Neal I., 1945-; Vinters--United States--Biography; Wine and wine making; Wine and wine making--Europe; Wine and wine making--Italy. Successful importer of traditionally made wines produced by small family-owned estates in France and Italy; leading exponent of concept of "terroir" (particular vineyard site imparts distinct qualities of bouquet, flavor, color to a wine; into cellars, vineyards, homes of vignerons, encounters, relationships, explorations, what learned along way.

(Leona Rostenberg), Leona Rostenberg and Madeleine B. Stern (1974). Old & Rare; Thirty Years in the Book Business. (New York, NY: A. Schram, 234 p.). Leona Rostenberg (Firm); Antiquarian booksellers--Biography; Rare books--Bibliography--Methodology; Book collecting.

(Sanrio Company, Ltd.), Ken Belson & Brian Bremner (2004). Hello Kitty: The Remarkable Story of Sanrio and the Billion Dollar Feline Phenomenon. (Singapore: Wiley (Asia), 210 p.). Reporter (New York Times, Tokyo); Asia Economics Editor (Business Week). Sanrio; Hello Kitty (Fictitious character). 

(Les Schwab Tire Centers) (1986). Les Schwab Pride in Performance: Keep It Going. (Prineville, OR: Pacific Northwest Books, p.). Founder. Schwab, Les; Tire industry--United States. Value that drives Les Schwab Tire Centers - pride in performance, pride in customer service, pride in employees.

(Schwartz Bookstores), Harry W. Schwartz (1977). Fifty Years in My Bookstore: or, A Life with Books. (Milwaukee, WI: Schwartz, 147 p.). Schwartz, Harry W. (Harry Warren); Booksellers and bookselling--Wisconsin--Milwaukee--Biography; Bookstores--Wisconsin--Milwaukee--History--20th century.

(Shakespeare and Company), Sylvia Beach; New ed. / introduction by James Laughlin (1991). Shakespeare and Company. (Lincoln, NB: University of Nebraska Press, 230 p. [orig. pub. 1959]). Beach, Sylvia--Homes and haunts--France--Paris; Shakespeare and Company--History; Booksellers and bookselling--France--Paris--History--20th century; Authors and publishers--France--Paris--History--20th century; Literature publishing--France--Paris--History--20th century; Americans--France--Paris--History--20th century; Paris (France)--Intellectual life--20th century.

(Shakespeare and Company), Jeremy Mercer (2005). Time Was Soft There: A Paris Sojourn at Shakespeare & Co. (New York, NY: St. Martin’s Press, 262 p.). Former Crime Reporter (Ottowa Citizen). Mercer, Jeremy; Whitman, George, 1913- ; Shakespeare and Company (Paris, France : 1964- ); Booksellers and bookselling--France--Paris--Biography; Bookstores--France--Paris--History--20th century; Authors, Canadian--20th century--Biography; Paris (France)--Intellectual life--20th century. Memoir about living and working in   Shakespeare and Company.

(Shaklee), Georges Spunt (1977). When Nature Speaks: The Life of Forrest C. Shaklee, Sr. (New York, NY: F. Fell Publishers, 226 p.). Shaklee, Forrest Clell; Shaklee Corporation--History; Chiropractors--California--Biography.

(Shaklee), Robert L. Shook (1982). The Shaklee Story. (New York, NY: Harper & Row, 188 p.). Shaklee, Forrest Clell; Shaklee Corporation; Businesspeople--United States--Biography; Direct selling--United States.

(Shaklee), Nancy Brenner (1994). The Enduring Dream. (White Plains, NY: Published for Shaklee Corp. by the Benjamin Co., 215 p.). Shaklee, Forrest Clell; Shaklee Corporation--History; Businesspeople--United States--Biography.

(Shelby Williams Industries), Janice Petterchak (2000). A Legacy of Style: Shelby Williams Industries, Inc. (Rochester, IL: Legacy Press, 210 p.). Steinfeld, Manfred, 1924- ; Shelby Williams Industries, Inc.--History; Shelby Williams Industries, Inc.--Officials and employees--Biography; Furniture industry and trade--History; Businessmen--Illinois--Chicago--Biography.

(Shoe Biz), Jerry Miller (1984). The Wandering Shoe. (New York, NY: My Goodfriends, 308 p.). Miller, Jerry, 1927- ; Shoe Biz (Firm)--Biography; Businesspeople--United States--Biography.

(Siemssen & Co.), Maria Moring; [Text, 1961-1996, Guido G. Mo¨ring] (1996). Siemssen & Co. 1846-1996. (Hamburg, Germany: Verlag Hanseatischer Merkur, 196 p.). Siemssen & Co.--History; Hamburg (Germany)--Commerce--China--History; China--Commerce--Hamburg (Germany)--History.

(Shoppers Drug Mart), Frank Rasky (1988). Just a Simple Pharmacist: The Story of Murray Koffler, Builder of the Shoppers Drug Mart Empire. (Toronto, ON: McClelland and Stewart, 359 p.). Koffler, Murray, 1924- ;Pharmacists -- Ontario -- Toronto -- Biography; Businessmen -- Ontario -- Toronto -- Biography; Philanthropists -- Ontario -- Toronto -- Biography.

(W. H. Smith & Son), Charles Wilson (1986). First with the News: The History of W.H. Smith, 1792-1972. (Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 510 p.). W.H. Smith & Son--History; Newspaper agents--Great Britain--History; Book industries and trade--Great Britain--History; Booksellers and bookselling--Great Britain--History; Publishers and publishing--Great Britain--History.

(Smith & Hawken), Paul Hawken (1987). Growing a Business. (New York, NY: Simon and Schuster, 251 p.). Co-Founder, Smith & Hawken. New business enterprises--Management.

(Smith & Hawken), Dave Smith (2005). To Be of Use: The Seven Seeds of Meaningful Work. (New York, NY: New World Library, 256 p.). Co-Founder, Smith & Hawken. Success in business--Religious aspects; Work--Religious aspects; Professional ethics.  Business driven by simple core values (compassion and decency) can make the world a better place.

(Southland), Allen Liles (1977). Oh Thank Heaven!: The Story of the Southland Corporation. (Dallas, TX: The Corporation, 264 p.). Southland Corporation--History.

(A. G. Spalding Brothers), Arthur C. Bartlett (1951). Baseball and Mr. Spalding; The History and Romance of Baseball. (New York, NY: Farrar, Straus and Young, p.). Spalding, Albert Goodwill, 1850-1915; Spalding (A. G.) and Brothers, inc.; Baseball--History.

(A. G. Spaulding Brothers), Peter Levine (1985). A.G. Spalding and the Rise of Baseball: The Promise of American Sport. (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 184 p.). Spalding, A. G. (Albert Goodwill); Baseball players -- United States -- Biography; Businessmen -- Biography.

(Sperry & Hutchinson), William S. Beinecke with Geoffrey M. Kabaservice (2000). Through Mem'ry's Haze: A Personal Memoir (New York, NY: Prospect Hill Press, 569 p.). Beinecke, William Sperry; Beinecke family; Sperry and Hutchinson Company--History; Businessmen--United States--Biography; Philanthropists--United States--Biography; Trading-stamps--United States--History. 

(Spiegel), Orange A. Smalley and Frederick D. Sturdivant with an introduction by Harold F. Williamson (1973). The Credit Merchants; a History of Spiegel, Inc . (Carbondale, IL: Southern Illinois University Press, 336 p.). Spiegel, Inc.

(Ann Summers Limited), Merl Storr (2003). Latex and Lingerie: Shopping for Pleasure at Ann Summers. (New York, NY: Berg Publ., 224 p.). Senior Lecturer in Sociology (University of East London). Ann Summers Limited; Direct selling--Great Britain--Case studies; Home-based businesses--Great Britain--Case studies; Lingerie industry--Great Britain--Case studies. Politics of 'post-feminist' culture.

(Tandy), Irvin Farman (1992). Tandy's Money Machine: How Charles Tandy Built Radio Shack into the World's Largest Electronics Chain. (Chicago, IL: Mobium Press, 464 p.). Tandy, Charles, 1918-1978; Radio Shack--History; Tandy Corporation--History; Business people--United States--Biography; Electronic industries--United States--History; Chain stores--United States--History.

(Tandy), Lewis F. Kornfeld; foreword by Clark Johnson (1992). To Catch a Mouse, Make a Noise Like a Cheese. (Fort Worth, TX: Summit Group, 349 p. [Rev. 3rd ed.]). Retired Vice Chairman (Tandy). Advertising; Selling.

(Templecrone Co-operative Society), Lawrence Scanlon (1994). The Story He Left Behind Him: Paddy the Cope. (Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 244 p.). Gallagher, Patrick, 1873-1964; Templecrone Co-operative Society--History; Businesspeople--Ireland--Biography; Consumer cooperatives--Ireland--Rosses, The--History; Autobiography; Biography as a literary form.

(Three Dog Bakery), Dan Dye and Mark Beckloff (1996). Short Tails and Treats from Three Dog Bakery. (Kansas City, MO: Andrews and McMeel, 127 p.). Three Dog Bakery (Kansas City, Mo.)--History; Dogs--Food--Miscellanea. 

(Thrifty Acres), Hendrik G. Meijer (1984). Thrifty Years: The Life of Hendrik Meijer. (Grand Rapids, MI: Erdmans, 246 p.). Meijer, Hendrik, 1883-1964; Meijer Thrifty Acres (Stores); Merchants--Michigan--Biography.

(Toletta), The Store (2003). Librai a Venezia: Settant'anni di Storia Della Toletta. (Venezia, IT: Marsilio, 106 p.). Toletta (Bookstore) -- History; Bookstores -- Italy -- Venice -- History -- 20th century; Booksellers and bookselling -- Italy -- Venice -- History -- 20th century.

(True Value), Edward R. Kantowicz (1986). True Value: John Cotter 70 Years of Hardware. (Chicago, IL: Regnery Books, 270 p.). Cotter, John, 1904- ; Cotter & Company--History; Hardware industry--United States--History; Businesspeople--United States--Biography.

(Tubbs Cordage Company), David Warren Ryder (1954). Men of Rope, Being the History of the Tubbs Cordage Company; Together with an Account of Some of the Collateral Activities in Which Its Pioneer Founders Engaged. With Decorations by Dan Adair. (San Francisco, CA: Historical Publications, 146 p.). Tubbs Cordage Company--History; Cordage industry--United States--History.

(United Consumers Club), James L. Gagan with Robert L. Shook (1991). America's Best Kept Secret. (Chicago, IL: Contemporary Books, 222 p.). United Consumers Club (U.S.)--History; Consumer cooperatives--United States--History.

(Lillian Vernon), Lillian Vernon (1996). An Eye for Winners: How I Built One of America's Greatest Direct-Mail Businesses. (New York, NY: HarperBusiness, 213 p.). Vernon, Lillian, 1927- ; Businesswomen--United States--Biography; Mail-order business--United States--History.

(Walgreen), Herman Kogan and Rick Kogan (1989). Pharmacist to the Nation: A History of Walgreen Co., America's Leading Drug Store Chain. (Deerfield, IL: Walgreen Co., 288 p.). Walgreen Co.--History; Drugstores--United States--History.

(Walgreen), John U. Bacon (2004). America's Corner Store: Walgreen's Prescription for Success. (Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 272 p.). Former Sports Writer (Detroit News). Walgreen Co.--History; Drugstores--United States--History. 

(Weight Watchers International), Jean Nidetch, as told to Joan Rattner Heilman (1979). The Story of Weight Watchers. (New York, NY: New American Library, 164 p.). Weight Watchers International; Weight loss; Low-calorie diet.

(Weintz Agency), Walter H. Weintz (1987). The Solid Gold Mailbox: How To Create Winning Mail-Order Campaigns / by the Man Who's Done It All, Walter H. Weintz. (New York, NY: Wiley, 268 p.). Circulation Director (Reader's Digest). Mail-order business--United States; Advertising, Direct-mail--United States; Success in business--United States. 

(R. M. Williams Holdings Limited), R.M. Williams with Olaf Ruhen (1984). Beneath Whose Hand: The Autobiography of R.M. Williams with Olaf Ruhen. (South Melbourne, AU: Macmillan, 202 p.). Williams, R. M. (Reginald Murray), 1908- ; Ranchers--Australia--Biography; Businesspeople--Australia--Biography; Leather industry and trade--Australia--History; Mail-order business--Australia--History.

(Wisco Hardware), John A. Fitschen (1954). The Wisco Story: Cutting the Cost of Distribution and Survival of Independent Retailers, 1925-1954. (Madison, WI: Wisco Hardware Co., 152 p.). Wisco Hardware Co. History; Hardware industry Wisconsin Madison History; Industries Wisconsin Madison History.

(Edward Withers Ltd.), Adam Whone (1996). Edward Withers Ltd.: 230 Years of Violin Craft in Soho. (London, UK: Mill Hill, 112 p.). Edward Withers Ltd. -- History; violins. 

Lewis E. Atherton (1949). The Southern Country Store, 1800-1860. (Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press, 227 p.). Retail trade--Southern States; Southern States--Commerce.

Lewis Buzbee (2006). The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop: A Memoir, A History. (St. Paul, MN: Graywolf Press, 180 p.). Former Bookseller and Sales Representative (Chronicle Books). Bookstores--History--20th century; Booksellers and bookselling. Historical account of the bookseller’s trade.

Annie Cheney (2006). Body Brokers: Inside the Underground Trade in Human Remains. (New York, NY: Broadway Books, 240 p.). Procurement of organs, tissues, etc.; Procurement of organs, tissues, etc.--Moral and ethical aspects. Profit, with no regulation, in buying and selling cadavers and body parts.

Thomas D. Clark (1944). Pills, Petticoats, and Plows; the Southern Country Store. (New York, NY: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 359 p.). Retail trade--Southern States; Country life--Southern States; Southern States--Social life and customs--1865-.

Richard Coopey, Sean O'Connell, and Dilwyn Porter (2005). Mail Order Retailing in Britain: A Business and Social History. (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 230 p.). Lecturer in History (University of Wales). Mail-order business--Great Britain--History; Mail-order business--Great Britain--Case studies; Teleshopping--Great Britain.  

Ed. Louise Hill Curth (2006). From Physick to Pharmacology: Five Hundred Years of British Drug Retailing. (Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 174 p.). Pharmaceutical industry --Great Britain --History; Retail trade --Great Britain --History; Pharmacy --Great Britain --History; Drug Industry --history --Great Britain; Pharmacy --history --Great Britain.

Thomas S. Dicke (1992). Franchising in America: The Development of a Business Method, 1840-1980. (Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 204 p.). Franchises (Retail trade)--United States--History.

Donna Dickenson (2008). Body Shopping: The Economy Fuelled by Flesh and Blood. (London, UK: Oneworld Publications, 320 p.). Professor Emerita of Medical Ethics and Humanities (University of London). Procurement of organs, tissues, etc.; Procurement of organs, tissues, etc.--Moral and ethical aspects. International organ trade; tissues, genes, organs as 'the currency of the future' (trafficking of women for their eggs to 'beauty junkies'); how body parts are converted into profits; strategies to curb global biotechnology industry.

Jane Evans (1996). From Behind the Counter, 1896-1996: Shopkeeper's View of Northamptonshire Life Over the Last 100 Years. (Cambridge, UK: Lutterworth Press, 184 p.). Harlan family; Watt family; Stores, Retail--England--Northampton--History--20th century; Merchants--England--Northampton--Biography; Northampton (England)--Social life and customs; Northamptonshire (England)--History.

Kasper Hauser Comedy Group (Rob Baedeker, Dan Klein, James Reichmuth, John Reichmuth) (2006). SkyMaul: Happy Crap You Can Buy from a Plane: The Unauthorized Catalog Parody. (New York, NY: Thomas Dunne Books, 125 p.). Mail-order business--Humor; Commercial catalogs--Humor; Air travel--Humor. Banana-ganizers, Reality-Canceling Headphones coexist with Crack Pipe Chess Sets, Llamacycles.

Kieran Healy (2006). Last Best Gifts: Altruism and the Market for Human Blood and Organs. (Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 193 p.). Assistant Professor of Sociology (University of Arizona). Procurement of organs, tissues, etc.; Procurement of organs, tissues, etc.--Economic aspects--United States; Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc.--Economic aspects--United States; Tissue banks--United States. Procurement organizations sustain altruism by providing opportunities to give, producing public accounts of what giving means; success may rest on fairness of exchange.

Gary Laderman (2003). Rest in Peace: A Cultural History of Death and the Funeral Home in Twentieth-Century America. (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 245 p.). Undertakers and undertaking--United States; Funeral supplies industry--United States. 

Michele de La Pradelle; translated by Amy Jacobs (2006). Market Day in Provence. (Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 266 p.). Director of Studies at l'École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales. Markets--France--Carpentras--Social aspects; Fairs--France--Carpentras--Social aspects; Carpentras (France)--Commerce--Social aspects; Carpentras (France)--Economic conditions. Mechanisms of contemporary outdoor market (centuries-old Friday institution at Carpentras, city near Avignon in south of France);  artfully masks fierce commitment to modern-day free-market economics.

Godfrey M. Lebhar (1963). Chain Stores in America, 1859-1962. (New York, NY: Chain Store Publishing Corp., 430 p. [3rd ed.]). Chain Stores

Stan Luxenberg (1985). Roadside Empires: How the Chains Franchised America. (New York, NY: Viking, 313 p.). Franchises (Retail trade)--United States.

David Magee; Introd. by Lawrence Clark Powell (1973). Infinite Riches; The Adventures of a Rare Book Dealer. (New York, NY: P. S. Eriksson, 274 p.). Magee, David Bickersteth, 1905-1977; Antiquarian booksellers--Biography; Rare books--Bibliography--Methodology.

Terry Maher (1994). Against my Better Judgement: Adventures in the City and in the Book Trade. (London, UK: Sinclair-Stevenson, 222 p.). Maher, Terry, 1935- ; Booksellers and bookselling--Great Britain--Biography; Bookstores--Great Britain.

Eds. Alistair McCleery , David Finkelstein, Jennie Renton (2007). An Honest Trade: Booksellers and Bookselling in Scotland. (Edinburgh, Scotland: John Donald Publishers Ltd, 192 p.). Booksellers and bookselling --Scotland -- History -- 20th century. Radical changes during 20th century: 1) creation of more attractive shop interiors to replace gloomy cathedrals of pre-Second World War Era; 2) increasing specialization of outlets (including development of paperback bookshops); 3) growth of chains, dogged persistence of independents; 4) abolition of net book agreement; 5) importance of mass media in promotion of books. 

Ronald D. Michman and Edward M. Mazze (2001). Specialty Retailers: Marketing Triumphs and Blunders. (Westport, CT: Quorum Books, 261 p.). Retail trade--United States; Specialty stores--United States.

Laura J. Miller (2006). Reluctant Capitalists: Bookselling and the Culture of Consumption. (Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 328 p.). Assistant Professor of Sociology (Brandeis University). Booksellers and bookselling--United States; Bookstores--United States; Books--Purchasing--United States; Books and reading--United States; Consumption (Economics)--Social aspects--United States; Consumer behavior--United States. Consumer behavior is inevitably political, with consequences for communities, commercial institutions.

Marvin Mondlin & Roy Meador; foreword by Madeleine B. Stern (2004). Book Row: An Anecdotal and Pictorial History of the Antiquarian Book Trade. (New York, NY: arroll & Graf Publishers, 405 p.). Antiquarian booksellers--New York (State)--New York--History--20th century.

Deborah D. Rogers (1986). Bookseller as Rogue: John Almon and the Politics of Eighteenth-Century Publishing. (New York, NY: P. Lang, 151 p.). Almon, John, 1737-1805; Booksellers and bookselling--Great Britain--Biography; Booksellers and bookselling--England--London--History--18th century; Publishers and publishing--England--London--History--18th century; Pamphlets--Publishing--England--London--History--18th century; Great Britain--Politics and government--1760-1820.

Carrie Shook & Robert L. (1993). Franchising: The Business Strategy That Changed the World. (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 258 p.). Franchises (Retail trade)--United States--Case studies.

Vince Staten (1996). Did Monkeys Invent the Monkey Wrench?: Hardware Stores and Hardware Stories. (New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 234 p.). Winfield Hardware; Hardware industry--West Virginia--Winfield--Anecdotes; Hardware stores--West Virginia--Winfield; Winfield (W. Va.)--Social life and customs.

--- (1998). Do Pharmacists Sell Farms?: A Trip inside the Corner Drugstore. (New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 204 p.). Staten, Vince, 1947- ; Businessmen--United States--Biography; Drugstores--United States--History; Pharmaceutical industry--United States--History.

Amy Stewart (2007). Flower Confidential: The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful in the Business of Flowers. (Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin Books, 320 p.). Winner of 2005 California Horticultural Society's Writer's Award. Cut flower industry--United States--History; Cut flower industry--History. Inside $6.2 billion cut flower trade: 1) hybridizers, 2) growers, 3) Dutch auctioneers, 4)  neighborhood florists; relevance of flowers in lives, history.

Business History Links

Consumer Electronics Association                       http://www.ce.org                                           Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) membership unites 2000 companies within the U.S. consumer technology industry. CEA's mission is to grow the consumer electronics industry. industry authority on market research and forecasts; consumer surveys; legislative and regulatory news; engineering standards; training resources and more.

The Drugstore Museum                            http://www.drugstoremuseum.com                     William & Joan Soderlund Pharmacy Museum located in Saint Peter Minnesota! This museum is dedicated to my father, a pharmacist from the old school who spent his life helping people. For generations the pharmacy drugstore has been the symbol of every small town in America. This site attempts to explain and show the vital role the pharmacy has played in the American culture. The Pharmacy Museum website contains information about the historic practice of pharmacy of yesteryear. Make sure to check out the Pharmacognosy and "Old Drugs" sections which we are updating all the time. It contains information about historic botanicals and purified drugs.

A History of Concession Development in Yellowstone National Park, 1872-1966                  http://www.nps.gov/yell/history/concessions/index.htm While millions of people visit Yellowstone National Park each year, very few of them will actually pay detailed attention to the various concessions offered around the area, unless of course they are unable to purchase various sundries or crucial items. In this wholly engaging 153-page work, author Mary Shivers Culpin (writing for the National Park Service's Yellowstone Center for Resources), takes readers on a trip through the many phases of concession provisioning and development within Yellowstone from 1872 to 1966. As she notes in the introduction to the work, "The main purpose...is to develop a historic context in which to evaluate the significant resources associated with concession development in the park." In twelve well-honed chapters, Culpin explores the competitive concession period that characterized the early 20th century in the park to the problematic years during World War II.