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Retail - News
Last updated 09.05.08
Sales accelerate at Waterstone's
Gerry Johnson managing director of Waterstone's has told The Bookseller that the business is now in a growth phase, after a...
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Tesco sets £200m book sale target
Tesco has unveiled ambitious plans to almost double its book sales in three years to...
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Foyle bids for Charing Cross Road neighbour
Foyles could tighten its grip on London's Charing Cross Road after the independent...
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Retail - In Depth
Last updated 09.05.08
Bricks and clicks in the mix
Jeff Bezos seems pretty good at predicting the future. Way back in 1997, the Amazon founder told The Bookseller how online book retailing would pan out in the UK: “Over the next year or so, there will be a large number of small players. Then...
Joining the family
Sam Husain was on a golf course in his native Pakistan when he heard that Benazir Bhutto had been assassinated. The Foyles chief executive was in the country for his niece’s wedding, which was nearly cancelled following the rioting and...
All to play for
Just four years ago, few in the book trade would have taken much notice of Play.com. The online retailer, founded in 1998, focused on selling CDs and DVDs mainly to young, tech-savvy men. That changed in 2004 when the Jersey-based business started...
Retail - Blogs
Last updated 09.05.08
The Media Blog
Rating the 'bricks and clicks'
What do bricks and mortar booksellers offer on the web? A snapshot of some of the best reveals a lot.
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A CRAWFORD
ROUTE ONE
Publishers are beginning to sell direct online, but are Amazon, Apple and Google better placed...
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Philip Stone
Farewell R&J Book Club bonanza?
Can the "Richard & Judy" brand grow at its new home on UKTV?
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