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Flexible Working in Food Retailing - A Comparison Between France, Germany, Great Britain and Japan (Hardcover)
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Flexible Working in Food Retailing - A Comparison Between France, Germany, Great Britain and Japan (Hardcover)
Series: Routledge Studies in Retailing
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In developed countries, the food superstore or hypermarket has
become the dominant mode of food distribution; and their success
has transformed the retail sector. But each new store has changed
the employment regime of the stores they replace. For retailers,
labour is a major cost; with opening hours being extended, and
consumer demand patterns changing, one solution has been the use of
part-time labour. Extensive use of such labour characterises
British food retailing for example whereas it is less common in
France. This book examines the reasons for such differences, and
the potential which management and employees have within the
operation to manage working time to their benefit. This book makes
use of a four country research programme, covering France, Germany,
Great Britain and Japan. Investigations and interviews at store,
company and individual level, paint a picture of working time in
the sector and in each of the countries. The volume provides some
explanations for national differences as well as the similarities;
supply and demand issues, as well as societal and social
backgrounds. Large format food retailing is a major force in each
country, employing millions in many di
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