News: retail

Blackwell's partners with Exeter hotel for 'love inn'

Exeter's branch of Blackwell’s is preparing a "19th-century love inn" with the city's Southernhay House Hotel. Read more

Orion to create Anarchy with Wattpad's Megan DeVos

Orion Fiction has snapped up the Anarchy series by Wattpad author Megan DeVos. Read more

Octopus and Waterstones to host Wellness Day

Octopus is hosting its first Nourish & Inspire Wellness Day in partnership with Waterstones Tottenham Court Road. Read more

Amazon denies undercover author's allegations of staff treatment

Amazon has denied allegations it penalises staff for toilet breaks or absence due to illness, after an author who worked undercover as an Amazon warehouse picker claimed UK workers "peed in bottles" for fear of taking breaks.... Read more

Amazon unveils international shopping app

Amazon has launched an “international shopping experience” through an app which allows customers worldwide to browse and ship more than 45 million products from the... Read more

Gay's the Word has bookshop window smashed

A window in London-based gay and lesbian bookshop Gay's the Word has been smashed. Read more

Feminist Book Fortnight launches this summer

Over 25 radical and independent bookshops are taking part in a two-week long celebration of feminist books in a bid to add to the debate... Read more

Bertrams: 'We will invest', says new management

Nicholas Goodwin, the incoming chief financial officer of Bertrams Group, has said that under new owners private equity firm Aurelius, there will be investment in... Read more

Foyles' flagship building 'sold for £45m'

The building housing Foyles’ iconic flagship store on London’s Charing Cross Road has been sold to real estate fund Brockton Capital for around £45m, according... Read more

Feast and Waterstones launch literary supper clubs

Luxury catering company Feast and Waterstones Tottenham Court Road (TCR) have teamed up to present a four-part seasonal series of literary-inspired supper clubs. Read more

Book sales down 7% for WHS in first half

W H Smith’s book sales fell 7% in the first six months of its financial year, but the retailer said it has seen some “encouraging... Read more

Bottomley takes over BA presidency

Mr B's bookshop co-owner Nic Bottomley has been elected as president of the Booksellers Association, taking over the role from Rosamund de la Hay, owner... Read more

Justin Adams leaves Bertrams Group

Justin Adams, managing director of Connect Books (now Bertrams Group, following its purchase by investment company Aurelius in February), is to leave the company.... Read more

Amazon and Brexit fuel territoriality fears

The increased visibility of international editions on Amazon’s Global Store is fuelling fears that the retailer’s approach is incompatible with local rights-based publishing.... Read more