{"product_id":"book-dh9a","title":"The Great A\u0026amp;P and the Struggle for Small Business in America, Second Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom modest beginnings as a tea shop, the Great Atlantic \u0026amp; Pacific Tea Company became the largest retailer in the world. It was a juggernaut, with nearly sixteen thousand stores. But its explosive growth made it a mortal threat to mom-and-pop grocery stores across the nation. Main Street fought back tooth and nail, leading the Hoover, Roosevelt, and Truman administrations to investigate the Great A\u0026amp;P. In a remarkable court case, the government pressed criminal charges against the company for selling food too cheaply-and won.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Great A\u0026amp;P and the Struggle for Small Business in America\u003c\/em\u003e, the acclaimed historian Marc Levinson tells the story of a struggle between small business and big business that tore America apart. George and John Hartford took over their father's business and reshaped it again and again, turning it into a vertically integrated behemoth that paved the way for every big-box retailer to come. George demanded a rock-solid balance sheet; John was the marketer-entrepreneur who led A\u0026amp;P through seven decades of rapid changes. Together, they set the stage for the modern consumer economy by turning an archaic retail industry into a highly efficient system for distributing food at low cost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, with the internet reshaping retailing once more, concerns about the market power of giant retailers are again front and center. This second edition includes a new chapter exploring the controversies about Amazon and other online merchants in light of the history of the Great A\u0026amp;P.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49292957286704,"sku":"BDdh9a","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49292957352240,"sku":"ZEdh9a","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49292957417776,"sku":"ZMdh9a","price":35.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/dh9a-Square-cover.jpg?v=1782399229","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-dh9a","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}