The Development of Retail Trade in Provincial England, ca. 1550–1700
研究了1550至1700年间英格兰省级地区商店的内容与分布，发现尽管集市和展销会的零售贸易在衰退，但多数商人直到17世纪中期才发展出产品专业化。
This study analyzes the content and distribution of shops in provincial England between 1550 and 1700. Its major finding is that although retail trade was declining at markets and fairs, most tradesmen did not develop product specialization until the mid-seventeenth century.