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Sir Thomas Lipton: Businessman Extraordinaire, pt. 1

Sir Thomas Lipton: Businessman Extraordinaire, pt. 1

FromSimply Scottish


Sir Thomas Lipton: Businessman Extraordinaire, pt. 1

FromSimply Scottish

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Length:
32 minutes
Released:
Sep 7, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Discover the remarkable story of one of Scotland's most successful businessmen, Sir Thomas Lipton. In part 1, we profile Lipton's rise from assistant in his parents' store in Glasgow to overseer of a grocery market empire with over 300 stores all over Great Britain! We reveal the secrets of his success and the innovative methods he used to make his company a household name. Why did he move to the United States as a teenager? Why did he return to Scotland? What does the world's biggest cheese have to do with his stores? Find out all this and more, plus the personal recollections of Andrew McDiarmid Sr. and a great selection of Scottish music from Sir Harry Lauder, David Francey, Coreen Scott, and more!
Released:
Sep 7, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode

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