Retail Employment

Gary Akehurst, Alexander Nichloas

• Employment in services - perspectives on part-time employment growth in North America, Olive Robinson; retail employment research - scarce evidence in an environment of change, Jonathan Reynolds; employment characteristics of superstore retailing, Leigh Sparks; th importance of store operator on superstore employment levels, John A. Dawson et al; employment patterns in contemporary retailing - gender and work in five supermarkets, Roger Penn, Betty Wirth; developments in the superstores labour market, Paul Freathy; employment in DIY superstores, Leigh Sparks; labour productivity, economies of scale and opening time in large retail establishments, A. Roy Thurik; female and male earnings differentials in retailing, Adelina Broadbridge; flexibility, skills and technical change in UK retailing, Roger Penn; contemporary developments in employee relations in food retailing, Paul Freathy, Leigh Sparks.