Retail Chronicles Issue 4 (1 to 15 October)
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His<strong>to</strong>ry of <strong>Retail</strong><br />
By Anchal Pandey<br />
9000-6000 BC<br />
Barter system, Animals such as sheep, cows<br />
and camels are the oldest form of currency<br />
3000 BC<br />
In Mesopotamia (Modern day Iraq) a new<br />
form of currency is used; the shekel- a<br />
measurement of weight.<br />
800 BC<br />
Markets: In ancient Greece, merchants swap<br />
goods in the marketplace called the Agora.<br />
200 BC<br />
Accounting: The earliest known written<br />
documentation of the Chinese abacus<br />
(which is still used by some)<br />
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