The profitability of the first Lancashire merger : the case of Horrocks, Crewdson & Co. Ltd., 1887-1905

Author

Toms, J. S.

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Textile history. 1993, Num. 2, Vol. 24, 129-146, 1 ill.

ISSN

0040-4969

Abstract (en)

Financial records of the textile manufacturer present an overall picture of a successful business strategy. The company was a successful defender of a well-established market in a mature industry, but at the same time innovative and willing to experiment in new technologies. Management recognized that profit opportunities lay in the development and effective marketing of a differentiated and well-balanced product portfolio. This conclusion tentatively suggests that economic processes in textile merchanting and production were in contradiction in the late Victorian period, and that whilst temporarily sustaining inefficient producers and efficient distributors, this contradiction may have led to the ultimate downfall of the industry.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1800-1945 -- Decorative arts -- Textiles and costume -- United Kingdom
• Horrocks, Crewdson & Company (textile manufactory)!!Preston (Lancs, GBR)
• History
• 1887-1905
• Textile mills
• Great Britain
• Financial records
• Commerce
• Economics

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1800-1945 -- Arts décoratifs -- Textiles et costume -- Royaume-Uni
• Horrocks, Crewdson & Company (manufacture de textiles)!!Preston (Lancs, GBR)
• Histoire
• 1887-1905
• Usine textile
• Grande-Bretagne
• Comptes
• Commerce
• Economie

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19940701-00343987

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