News: retail

Four indies shortlisted for Britain’s Best Small Shop of 2018

Four independent bookshops - Drake The Bookshop in Stockton, Forum Books in Northumberland, Kenilworth Books in Warwickshire and The Mainstreet Trading Company’s Bookshop & Café... Read more

Amazon opens Manchester office, recruits 1,000 staff

Amazon is opening a new 90,000 sq ft corporate office in Manchester next year, for 600 fresh employees, along with boosting its development centres in Edinburgh and Cambridge.... Read more

Newham Bookshop looks to auction for relocation

The Newham Bookshop in East London has been inundated with donations since the indie retailer announced that it needed to raise £25,000 for a move... Read more

Routledge scoops Vintage's Indie Bookseller of the Year

The winner of Vintage's Independent Bookseller of the Year award is James Routledge from Forum Books and Kids in Corbridge, Northumberland. Read more

Waterstones to open new shops in Westfield London and Wokingham

Waterstones is to open two new bookshops in Westfield London and Wokingham. Read more

WH Smith to close stores amid 'challenging conditions' on high street

WH Smith has revealed it will be closing six loss-making high street stores, as well as "winding down" non-core initiatives including its WH Smith Local convenience... Read more

Stanfords confirms Long Acre departure

Travel and maps bookseller Stanfords has confirmed that its flagship London store is departing the Long Acre site in Covent Garden that it has occupied... Read more

Essex bookshop Jacqson Diego to reopen in new premises

The Jacqson Diego Story Emporium children's bookshop in Essex, which closed three years ago, is to reopen in new premises. Read more

Trade rallies to support Newham Bookshop

Newham Bookshop is being forced from its east London premises after 40 years in business. Read more

Bookshop Day 'went brilliantly', say booksellers

Bookshops up and down the country say they saw footfall increase on Saturday thanks to the Bookshop Day campaign, organised by Booksellers Association.... Read more

Indies express dismay as Waterstones starts selling Super Thursday titles early

Independent booksellers have expressed concerns that Waterstones is selling Super Thursday titles ahead of their publication date. Read more

Hachette's Lucy Hale promoted, Rob Manser to lead restructured group sales

Hachette UK has promoted Lucy Hale to deputy c.e.o. of Hodder & Stoughton, Headline, John Murray Press and Quercus, while also creating a new UK group... Read more

Amazon boosts its minimum wage in UK and US

Amazon has increased its minimum wage to £10.50 in the London area and £9.50 for the rest of the UK, whilst also raising all US... Read more

Sarpong, Porter and du Beke among Bookshop Day authors

June Sarpong, Sophie Mackintosh, Anton du Beke and Max Porter are some of the authors preparing to take part in this year's Bookshop Day on... Read more