Commerce

1990 — 399 pages including index and black and white illustrations. "From its humble beginnings as a wholesale grocery partnership in 1896, Kelly, Douglas has prospered and grown, responding decisively to each new challenge that emerged with the changing times. Author brings that history to life with engaging anecdotes and a storyteller's sensitivity to the problems faced and the obstacles overcome in almost 100 years of enterprise." - from back cover. At time of publication, Kelly, Douglas was western Canada's largest wholesale food distributor and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Loblaw Companies Ltd. of Toronto, which was, in turn, controlled by the Weston family. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Tight and square. Partially visible crease to top corner of front cover. Excellent copy. Book