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Consumers Distributing (known in Quebec as Distribution aux Consommateurs, and informally as Consumers) was a catalogue store in Canada and the United States that operated from 1957 to 1996. At its peak, the company operated 243 outlets in Canada and 217 in the United States, including stores in every province in Canada and in the states of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, California and Nevada.

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  • Consumers Distributing (known in Quebec as Distribution aux Consommateurs, and informally as Consumers) was a catalogue store in Canada and the United States that operated from 1957 to 1996. At its peak, the company operated 243 outlets in Canada and 217 in the United States, including stores in every province in Canada and in the states of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, California and Nevada. Consumers Distributing aimed to reduce costs for customers by stocking merchandise in a warehouse-type stocking system instead of displaying them in a costly showroom. Customers made their selections from a catalogue, filled out a form listing the items they wanted, then waited for stock staff to retrieve the items from the warehouse. The business model of Consumers Distributing has been described as "Internet shopping before the Internet". (en)
  • Distribution aux consommateurs (Consumers Distributing) est une chaîne de magasins par catalogue au Canada et aux États-Unis, en activité de 1957 à 1996. À son apogée, l'entreprise exploitait 219 points de vente au Canada et 153 aux États-Unis, y compris des magasins dans toutes les provinces du Canada et dans les États du New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvanie, Maryland, Californie et Nevada. Distribution aux consommateurs visait à réduire les coûts en stockant la marchandise dans un entrepôt au lieu de l'afficher dans une salle d'exposition coûteuse. Les clients faisaient leur sélection à partir d'un catalogue, remplissaient un formulaire énumérant les articles qu'ils voulaient, remettaient ce formulaire à un commis au comptoir puis attendaient que le personnel récupère les articles dans l'entrepôt. Le modèle économique de Distribution aux consommateurs était décrit comme « le magasinage sur Internet avant Internet ». (fr)
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  • Bankruptcy (en)
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  • 1957-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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  • 217 (xsd:nonNegativeInteger)
  • 243 (xsd:nonNegativeInteger)
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  • 1996 (xsd:integer)
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  • 1957 (xsd:integer)
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  • Jack Stupp (en)
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  • Jack Stupp (en)
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  • Consumers Distributing logo.jpg (en)
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  • Consumers Distributing Inc. (en)
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  • Seasonal goods, jewellery, appliances, kitchenware, personal care, discount furniture, electronics, toys (en)
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  • Consumers Distributing (known in Quebec as Distribution aux Consommateurs, and informally as Consumers) was a catalogue store in Canada and the United States that operated from 1957 to 1996. At its peak, the company operated 243 outlets in Canada and 217 in the United States, including stores in every province in Canada and in the states of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, California and Nevada. (en)
  • Distribution aux consommateurs (Consumers Distributing) est une chaîne de magasins par catalogue au Canada et aux États-Unis, en activité de 1957 à 1996. À son apogée, l'entreprise exploitait 219 points de vente au Canada et 153 aux États-Unis, y compris des magasins dans toutes les provinces du Canada et dans les États du New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvanie, Maryland, Californie et Nevada. (fr)
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  • Consumers Distributing (en)
  • Distribution aux consommateurs (fr)
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  • Consumers Distributing Inc. (en)
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