News: retail

Derbyshire indie Bearded Badger opens bookshop

A Derbyshire independent publisher that launched during the pandemic has opened up its own bookshop with a focus on small presses. Read more

Waterstones boss Daunt hails 'exceptionally busy' week post-reopening

Waterstones m.d. James Daunt has said the chain was “exceptionally busy” after reopening last week while reiterating that the decision to close bookshops, particularly during the second lockdown,... Read more

Booker-winning Shuggie Bain shifts 500k copies globally

Douglas Stuart's Booker-winning novel Shuggie Bain (Picador) has now sold 500,000 copies in all formats globally, Pan Macmillan has said. Read more

Bookshop.org to offset all book retailers' delivery emissions on Earth Day

Indie-focused online retailer Bookshop.org will mark Earth Day on 22nd April by offsetting all home deliveries of books across the UK for one day, including... Read more

Mostly Books buys Borzoi Bookshop

Award-winning indie Mostly Books has bought The Borzoi Bookshop in Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire. Read more

Ishiguro tops retail site Bookshop's first monthly chart

Retail website Bookshop.org has revealed its first Indie Champions list, a new monthly chart of its bestselling books, with Kazuo Ishiguro's Klara and the Sun (Faber) hitting... Read more

Writers lead tributes to ex-Hatchards 'legend' Geoffrey Bailey

Tributes have been paid to former Hatchards manager and bookselling “legend” Geoffrey Bailey, following his death at the age of 75. Read more

Nielsen survey finds digital formats booming in record year for book sales

Nielsen Book Research's Books & Consumers Survey has revealed that e-book sales rose 16% year on year in 2020 to their biggest total yet, in a record year for... Read more

Publishers pledge their support to bookshops ahead of reopening

Exclusive discounts, social media campaigns and bespoke editions are among the creative plans publishers have planned to support bookshops ahead of their reopening in April.... Read more

Bloomsbury joins with BA and others to support bookshop reopening

Bloomsbury Publishing is championing the reopening of bookshops across the country from 12th April, working with the Booksellers Association in encouraging consumers to #ChooseBookshops.... Read more

'Britain's smallest bookshop' moves to larger site after 54 years

A bookshop billed as the smallest in Britain is moving to a new, larger premises after 54 years, following the expiry of its lease. Read more

Waterstones Podcast launches two new series

Waterstones has unveiled two new podcast series, "How We Made" and "This Is The Book", to explore the inside story of popular books published in recent... Read more

Welsh bookshops set to reopen in April as lockdown eases

Bookshops in Wales are expected to reopen on 12th April, the same day shops reopen in England, as part of an easing of lockdown restrictions.... Read more

Blackwell's showcases debuts in Jellybooks partnership

Blackwell's has partnered with publishing tech firm Jellybooks to showcase six debuts via an interactive window display at the chain's flagship Oxford store. Read more