Gypsy Creams
Oh, Noele…
Weekend / 30th January 1974
No, the Crossroads favourite isn’t flogging cough syrup, but the Great Universal catalogue, a former titan of the home shopping sector. As with many home shopping companies of the time, there is a strong emphasis on agents, a role internet shopping has sidelined. That’s not the only thing that has disappeared over time; commission on purchases appears to have gone, and although long-established players like JD Williams still offer credit accounts, many online stores request full payment up front nowadays, with a refund on returns. Credit is, of course, a business in itself nowadays, rather than part & parcel of the business that you wanted credit for.
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