There is particular academic interest in working conditions in the retail sector, and gender issues.

For retail sector research reports see Links and sources.

Sources

Atkinson (2002)

Atkinson, C. (2002) ‘Career Management and the Changing Psychological Contract’, Career Development International 7(1): 14-23.

Gilbert and Sumner (2004)

Gilbert, D. and Sumner, F. (2004) ‘The Current Use of Marketing in UK Retailing’, International Journal of Retail and Distribution Management 32(5): 242-251.

JanyCatrice and Lehndorff (2002)

JanyCatrice, F. and Lehndorff, S. (2002) ‘Who Bears the Burden of Flexibility? Working Conditions and Labour Markets in the European Retail Trade’, Transfer 8(3): 504-520.

Leslie (2002)

Leslie, D. (2002) ‘Gender, retail Employment and the Clothing Commodity Chain’, Gender, Place and Culture 9(1): 61-76.

Nickson, Warhurst, Lockyear and Dutton (2004)

Nickson, D., Warhurst, C., Lockyer, C. and Dutton, E. (2004) ‘Flexible Friends? Lone Parents and Retail Employment’, Employee Relations 26(3): 255-273.