Chain Stores in America, 1859-1950

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Since 1932, when the present author offered The Chain Store - Boon or Bane? as his contribution on what was then generally referred to as the "chain-store question," the chain store has ceased to be a question.
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