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Why Not? The Story of a Retail Maverick and Courts

Terry O'Connor author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Pte Ltd

Published:18th Oct '13

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Why Not? The Story of a Retail Maverick and Courts tells the story of Terry O'Connor and how he brought a British household name to Singapore. Part biography, the book gives a fascinating insight into the history of Courts, a general goods stores first set up in 1850 in Canterbury, England, its subsequent expansion into Southeast Asia, and its transformation from a furniture retailer to a purveyor of electronic goods. The author relates his personal journey from trainee buyer in an electronics store in Liverpool to chief executive of Courts Asia, and gives thoughtful insights into doing business in Southeast Asia.

ISBN: 9789814328722

Dimensions: 201mm x 127mm x 16mm

Weight: 249g

200 pages