News: retail

US tax ruling 'tremendous victory' for indie booksellers

The Supreme Court in the US has ruled that online retailers are required to pay taxes in states where they have no physical presence in... Read more

Debuts dominate Glass Bell longlist

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine author Gail Honeyman is one of the seven debut novelists to be longlisted for the 2018 Glass Bell Award.... Read more

The Bookseller calls on trade to back business rates petition

The Bookseller is calling on readers, authors, agents, publishers and the general public to sign a petition urging the government to give bookshops the same business rate discount... Read more

JS Group strikes deal with Salford university

The University of Salford has struck a partnership with learning resources provider Aspire Engage, a division of JS Group. Read more

Mainstreet unveils 10 'most satisfying hand-sells'

The Mainstreet Trading Company is celebrating its 10th birthday by selecting 10 books to represent its history. Read more

BA's Bottomley urges parliamentarians to support 'heroic' bookshops

Booksellers Association president Nic Bottomley yesterday urged parliamentarians to support its representations to government to give "heroic" bookshops the same business rate exemptions as pubs in recognition of... Read more

Vintage launches prize for individual Independent Bookseller of the Year

Vintage is launching a prize for an Independent Bookseller of the Year. Read more

W H Smith Travel sales up 8% in third quarter

Sales in W H Smith's travel business rose by 8% in the last quarter, although High Street revenue dipped marginally. Read more

Waterstones sale to Elliott completes

The purchase of Waterstones by Elliott Advisors has now completed. Read more

O'Reilly departs Village Books for Ireland

Sheila O’Reilly is leaving Village Books this month to return to her home country of Ireland. Read more

La Belle Sauvage events revealed for IBW

Drake The Bookshop will create its own La Belle Sauvage in tribute to the boat in Philip Pullman's recent bestselling novel, while former Faber m.d.... Read more

'Growing' Blackwell's hosts first trade presentation in years

Over 80 members of the trade from 30 publishers are attending a Blackwell's presentation today—the first time the retailer has held such a meeting in over a... Read more

Ambulances called out to Amazon warehouses 600 times

Ambulances were reportedly called out to Amazon’s UK warehouses more than 600 times in the last three years. Read more

Waterstones to open pop-up bookshop on tiny Scottish island

Waterstones is to create a pop up bookshop on the Scottish island of Benbecula, which has just 1,300 residents. Read more

Kobo hires Coveney as content lead

Nick Coveney, former digital innovation director at HarperCollins, is set to join Kobo as publisher relations and content lead for the UK, Australia and New... Read more