| The Wonder of Woolies: Memories from both sides of the counter of Britain's best-loved store Contributor(s): Phillips, Derek (Author) |
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ISBN: 0955333458 ISBN-13: 9780955333453 Publisher: Chaplin Books OUR PRICE: $12.34 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Industries - Retailing - History | Social History - History | Modern - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 381.12 |
| Physical Information: 0.41" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.51 lbs) 194 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Do you remember Melba chocolate, spud guns, Embassy records, pick 'n' mix, broken biscuits, Homemaker china, Californian Poppy perfume, and Ladybird children's clothes? Then you will love the book that brings these, and many other memories, flooding back. The Wonder of Woolies is a celebration of that great British store - Woolworth's - in the words of people who worked and shopped there. In addition to memories from every corner of Britain, the book describes the rise of the '3d and 6d store' king, Frank Winfield Woolworth, and some of the dramatic events that marked Woolworth's history, such as the bombing of the Deptford store in 1944. |