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Tue, 15/05/2012 - 10:00
HarperCollins claimed this year’s prestigious Publisher of the Year accolade at the Bookseller Industry Awards last night (14th May) as mini-chain Foyles triumphed in the bookselling corner by scooping double retail titles with National and Children’s Bookseller of the Year.
“Industry-leading digital activity,...
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Fri, 11/05/2012 - 10:00
Foyles and Blackwell are teaming up for the first time to organise a joint Charing Cross Road "festival". The series of events, due to launch in June, is aimed at attracting customers to the bookshops following a 10% drop in footfall and book sales because of construction works for Network Rail's Crossrail project.
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Tue, 24/04/2012 - 15:44
Foyles has strengthened its marketing team and made a series of changes to its bookshop staffing.
Lisa Bird, former manager at Foyles Royal Festival Hall, is now local marketing manager for the Foyles branches, while Emilie Farcy, previously supervisor at St Pancras, has been promoted to manager of Royal Festival Hall.
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Wed, 18/04/2012 - 08:00
Foyles will be supplying more US-published books directly from the States through an expansion of their partnership with Ingram, which already includes use of the company's print-on-demand services.
The bookseller will receive title data from Ingram to populate www.foyles....
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Mon, 02/04/2012 - 08:15
The book market could receive an Olympic boost of around £16m if bookshops decide to take advantage of the relaxation in Sunday trading hours and open for longer, statistics indicate.
As the countdown begins to the first event of the 2012 London Games on 27th July, retailers are planning their strategies to entice shoppers...
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Mon, 13/02/2012 - 08:15
Foyles has launched a new e-book store with free e-reading apps giving access to more than 200,000 titles available in the UK. The bookseller called it "the first in a series of new digital developments".
Users will be able to access their e-book library...
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Fri, 13/01/2012 - 08:20
Foyles has said that it aims to "keep up the momentum" of business growth in 2012 though store expansion, website growth and developing specialist areas within its flagship store on Charing Cross Road. It has also hinted at the possibility of taking the Foyles brand overseas for the first time in its 108-year history.
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Wed, 21/12/2011 - 09:56
Foyles has reported a third year of profitable trading, despite "deep concern" about the impact of the development works near its flagship Charing Cross Road branch.
The independent bookselling chain reports net pre-tax profits of £204,681 for the financial year ending 30th June 2011. Turnover declined slightly to...
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Fri, 09/12/2011 - 13:05
The Foyle family investment arm Noved Investment Holdings is selling the leasehold to the building where Foyles flagship Charing Cross Road store is currently located, along with nine other properties on the street, for an estimated £62.5 million.
Foyles has already announced it is due to move its Charing Cross Road store to...
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Thu, 08/12/2011 - 14:50
Foyles has partnered with the National Academy of Writing to host courses for writers seeking to publish their books.
The sessions will run from the bookseller’s Gallery in its flagship Charing Cross Road branch in London.
The courses will start from next year...


