Retail work

Why retail work demands a closer look Ödül Bozkurt and Irena Grugulis -- Following the retail chain : sandwiches, supermarkets and the potential for workplace learning Alan Felsted ... [et al.] -- In the "blink" of an eye : American high-end small retail businesses and the public workforce system Mary Gatta -- Labour supply and skills demand in fashion retailing Dennis Nickson ... [et al.] -- Technological change, work re-organization and retail workers' skills in production-oriented supermarket departments Robin Price -- "It's all right for Saturdays, but not forever" : the employment of part-time student staff within the retail sector Prue Huddleston -- "The lost boys" : an overlooked detail in retail? Steven Roberts -- Avoiding the "trap" : discursive framing as a means of coping with working poverty Laura K. Jordan -- Employers' "exit options" and low-wage retail work : the case of supermarkets in the Netherlands and Germany Maarten van Klaveren and Dorothea Voss-Dahm -- "No place to hide"? : the realities of leadership in UK supermarkets Irena Grugulis, Ödül Bozkurt and Jeremy Clegg -- "In search of teamworking in a major supermarket : a fig-leaf for flexibility? Kate Mulholland -- Humour in retail work : jokes salespeople tell about their clients Asaf Darr -- Not the inevitable bleak house? : the positive experiences of workers and managers in retail employment in Sweden Thomas Andersson ... [et al.] -- Representing and organizing retail workers : a comparative study of the UK and Australia Samantha Lynch ... [et al.] -- Endnote: Retail work : perceptions and reality Chris Tilly and Françoise Carré