Business Development in Licensed Retailing

Professor Conrad Lashley is Professor of Leisure Retailing at the Centre for Leisure Retailing at the Nottingham Business School. His research interests have largely been concerned with service quality management, and specifically employee empowerment in service delivery. He works closely with several major industry organizations including the British Institute of Innkeeping, J. D. Wetherspoon and McDonald's Restaurants Limited.

• Licensed retail management; Staff recruitment and selection; Working with people; Team leadership and motivation; Staff retention and turnover; Employee development and training; Managing customer service; Managing food production and delivery; Finance - accounting; Finance - planning and budgeting; Labour cost management; Marketing - understanding your business; Marketing - planning promotional activity; Preparing a business plan

"It is my opinion that Business Development in Licensed Retailing will be a valuable reference for any management development programme. The book has been written and organised in a manner that explains all of the underlying management principles involved in a busy and successful licensed operation. At the same time it gives a wide range of practical examples and guidance on how to achieve success." Tim Martin, Chairman, JD Wetherspoon