Irish union Siptu has said it would “completely oppose” any compulsory redundancies enforced by bookselling chain Eason, as m.d Conor Whelan outlines turnaround plans for the retailer.

Last week Eason announced it would invest €20m (£17.6m) over three years in the company, derived from cost savings, cash...

Easons is to launch a company makeover in the next 12 months.

The Irish bookseller's managing director, Conor Whelan, has announced plans to give a facelift to the Easons website, launch a loyalty card scheme for customers and create "in-store interactive e-zones" to renovate certain outlets over the next year.

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The board of Easons has said it backs Conor Whelan, who has been managing director of the Irish chain since September 2009, after senior staff working in Dublin cast a vote of no confidence in him.

Irish union organisation Siptu said around 60 Dublin employees who hold the management grade in Easons were unanimous in their vote, which...

A book about the Apollo moon landing retailing at €750 has sold out at Irish bookchain Easons in spite of the recession, reports the Irish Independent.

Moonfire, which commemorates the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, was published by Taschen with a limited print run of 1,969 copies.

The book comes in...