Papers and correspondence with other manufacturers, wholesale and retail associations, concerning a possible joint association of manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers, with a list of firms and a questionnaire sent out by the Manufacturing Confectioners' Alliance concerning a trade meeting in London.
File Concerning the "2d Per Quarter Crisis, 1939"
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- Dates of CreationMay 1939-July 1939
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The 'crisis' was caused by the fact that retailers gained little profit at 2d a qtr, but any price rise (ie to 2 1/2d or 3oz for 2d) needed universal action to succeed.
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