Montague Burton. The Tailor of taste
Details:
- Author(s) Sigsworth, Eric
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 1990
- Pages 171pp; illus
- Publisher Manchester University Press
- Place Published Manchester
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- Name Worker / employee welfare inc working conditions, compensation, etc
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Library:
- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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Scholarly account. Deals with the business [to 1950s] and career of Montague Burton, tracing his rise from poor immigrant to creator of the world's largest manufacturer and retailer of clothes. Includes much generally on clothing retail and production. Touches on other businesses such as Peter Robinson Ltd. Chapters include: 'Expansion and the First World War, 1909-18'; 'From Plymouth to Stornoway - the expansion of retailing, 1918-39'; 'The growth of production capacity, 1918-52'; ''Humanising industry' - welfare policy, 1922-39'; ''A very honourable history' - finance, 1917-39'; 'The Second World War and its aftermath, 1939-52'; 'Sir Montague Burton'. A 'postscript' covers the history of the from to the late 1980s [pp140-56]. A short chapter [pp64-71] deals with welfare. Substantial financial analysis