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The pioneers of the commercial organization of fellmongery

 

How did the fellmongering products from Mazamet manage to surpass their initial market,predominantly local, then to reach first the national and then the international level?

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There is only one possible explanation!

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Thanks to the first-rate commercial organization of Mazamet and the bold entrepreneurial spirit of importers!

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Fellmongers, unable to rely on an existing commercial organization, had to adopt a division of labor into three main elements:

• Purchase of raw materials

• Fellmongery

• Sales of products

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Initially, there was the system of trading posts, followed by the emergence of sales agents for sheepskins, qualified representatives of exporting houses from Australia, New Zealand, the Cape, South America, North Africa, and all sheep-exporting countries worldwide. These agents were tasked with seeking out all possible production sources, stimulating the creation of specialized firms, and always adapting them to the needs of Mazamet.