Preludes & Feuds
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Not many family businesses survive for over one hundred and forty years with four generations of family ownership, but Lewis Eady has. The Lewis Eady story is the survival saga of a business involved in a very product-specific retail sector the musical instrument retail industry. During its lifetime it has endured two world wars, the Depression of the early 1930s, a perpetual cycle of economic fluctuations and crises, changing government policies, variable interest rates and inflation, as well as a multitude of dynamic social and cultural influences, and advances in technology. Lewis Eady's also had to contend with fierce competition in the music instrument marketplace, but in particular, competition from four other rivalrous Eady family-owned music businesses. The name Lewis Eady is synonymous with the history of music and entertainment in New Zealand. The story begins with the factors that influenced the family to emigrate to New Zealand, describes how Lewis Eady became involved in the early music retail and entertainment scene in Auckland, and the ways in which the company developed its ability to adapt in order to survive to the present time.
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| ISBN | 9781927305829 |
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| Dimensions | 165 x 240 mm |
| Book Type | Paperback / softback |
| Author | A.K. Eady |
| Author Bio | Adrienne Kay Eady is the wife of the late John Eady, whose lifetime career with Lewis Eady Ltd spanned fifty years. Kay was born and educated in Auckland, and following her marriage and raising five children, she recommenced employment in administrative roles at the University of Auckland. She completed a BA through Massey University as well as a Graduate Diploma in Business Studies and went on to complete an MCom at the University of Auckland. It was this University that encouraged her to undertake writing the history of Lewis Eady which she initially began by using it as a case study for her Master's thesis. Music has always been a central factor in her life and remains an enduring source of pleasure. |
| Number of Pages | 204 |
