News: retail

Knights Of hires Khadija Osman to launch Round Table Books

Inclusive children’s publisher Knights Of has hired Khadija Osman, currently a bookseller at the Forbidden Planet London Megastore, to run its new bookshop Round Table... Read more

Waterstones booksellers campaign for living wage

Waterstones staff have launched a campaign to be paid the “real living wage”, with more than 4,000 people signing a petition. Read more

Regional Independent Bookshop of the Year Award winners revealed

The nine winners of the regional round of the Independent Bookshop of the Year Award have been revealed, with the 2018 overall champion, Five Leaves... Read more

ABA's Oren Teicher to retire

American Booksellers Association c.e.o. Oren Teicher has said he plans to retire at the end of this year. Read more

Former W H Smith books marketing head launches online bookshop

Alex Call, W H Smith’s former head of books marketing, is launching an online bookshop with an emphasis on diversity. Read more

Indies offered discount on Alligator’s Mouth Award longlist

Gardners is offering independent bookshops at least 50% off the books longlisted for the inaugural Alligator’s Mouth Award, including titles by Alex T Smith, Nick... Read more

Blackwell's survey finds print textbooks in favour

Eighty-two percent of lecturers see the physical textbook as an important resource for undergraduate students, while students show a strong preference for print textbooks over... Read more

Amazon launches scheme to boost gender diversity

Amazon will launch a programme to boost gender diversity and inclusion across its UK business with plans to ramp up the recruitment and retention of... Read more

Margaret Heffernan to deliver Irish Book Trade Conference keynote

Businesswoman Dr Margaret Heffernan will deliver the keynote address at this year’s Irish Book Trade Conference, as the Booksellers Association anticipates a record number of attendees. ... Read more

JS Group focuses on Aspire growth as revenues fall

JS Group has reported a growth in its Aspire revenue as the academic bookselling group reaffirms the “transitioning and re-positioning of the business.” Read more

New indie bookshop to open in Edinburgh

A new independent bookshop is due to open in Edinburgh this summer with owner Jack Clark saying it is the “perfect time” to launch the... Read more

W H Smith marks entry into Netherlands and expands Spanish presence

W H Smith has marked its entry into the Dutch market with its first store opening at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol as the retailer expands its... Read more

Penguin Classics to launch London pop-up bookshop

Penguin Classics will launch its first ever pop-up bookshop next month with a series of events and workshops planned. Read more

Selby made head of books at W H Smith as Scholes and Bradley leave retailer

Pete Selby will join W H Smith, taking up the newly-created role of head of books, as Sue Scholes and Sandra Bradley leave the retailer. ... Read more

EU rules on online marketplaces are 'step forward', says BA

The Booksellers Association says new EU rules to improve the fairness of online trading platforms like Amazon’s Marketplace are a “step in the right direction”.... Read more