Pryce Pryce-Jones
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Sir Pryce Pryce-Jones (16 October 1834 – 11 January 1920) was a Welsh entrepreneur who formed the first mail order business, revolutionising how products were sold. Creating the first mail order catalogues in 1861 – which consisted of woollen goods – for the first time customers could order by post, and the goods were delivered by railway.[1][2] The BBC summed up his legacy as "The mail order pioneer who started a billion-pound industry".[3]
Sir Pryce Pryce-Jones | |
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Born | Pryce Jones (1834-10-16)16 October 1834 |
Died | 11 January 1920(1920-01-11) (aged 85) Newtown, Wales |
Occupation | Businessman |
Political party | Conservative |
Pryce-Jones became hugely successful in the United Kingdom where he had over 100,000 customers, which included Florence Nightingale and Queen Victoria.[1] In England he was able to promise next-day delivery.[1] His business also took off overseas, selling Welsh flannel to the rest of Europe, the United States followed by Australia.[1] During the 1870s he took part in exhibitions all over the world, winning several awards, and he became world famous.[4] The Queen knighted him in 1887.[1]