Retail Work

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The paper takes a look at the phenomenon of retail store employment in the United States and the negative effect that it has on those who work in the industry. The paper quotes the reason that there has been such a sharp retail boom and details the various geographic areas and populations that make up the retail workforce. The paper maintains that these people cannot make a living wage working in retail and this affects large geographic areas of the population.

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"In her book "Fast Food, Fast Track: Immigrants, Big Business, and the American Dream," Jennifer Parker Talwar laments that inexpensive food is increasingly being taken over by corporate giants in the form of retail chains. This cheap cuisine is more evident in suburban America: We are all familiar with the ubiquitous corporate franchise boulevard strip that may include Pizza Hut, McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's, Taco Bell, Bennigan's, Denny's, or a variation of these. It is the same strip that people travel on to reach the local shopping mall (Parker Talwar 45)."

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