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March 1988

Productivity trends in department stores, 1967-86

Brian Friedman

The domination of large chains and accompanying increased use of computers, led to above-average productivity in the department store industry. The productivity trend can be divided into three periods: 1967-73, 1973-80, and 1980-86.

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