Flexible Working in Food Retailing: A Comparison Between France, Germany, Great Britain and Japan - Routledge Studies in Retailing (Hardback)

Includes hot topics like versatility, flexibility and working hours

Kick starts the RR series on retailing; compliments McGoldrick's book on Retail pricing

Sparks is from Stirling which is a centre of excellence on retailing, so major names from major institutions in this field

Japanese content covers gap in the field on working practices there. Lots of work on manufacturing industry in Japan but not on retailing

Case specific data included in relation to food retailing nationally and internationally; covers countries with different cultural, economic, working and social structures