News: retail

S&S launches regional campaign for Thomas' Firewatching

Simon & Schuster is launching a billboard campaign in Sheffield to promote Russ Thomas' debut novel Firewatching. Read more

Click and collect might not suit us all, say indie bookshops

Indie bookshop owners and managers are gearing up for a second lockdown with optimism, though some are divided over the viability of click and collect services.... Read more

Retail site Bookshop makes £65k sales on UK launch day

New online retailer Bookshop.org secured sales of around £65,000 in its first day, making £16,000 for indies. Read more

Thalia Mayersche makes strategic partnership with Osiander

German bookseller Osiander’s shock decision to enter a strategic partnership with Thalia Mayersche is sending ripples of concern throughout the industry. Read more

Daunt looks to click and collect as lockdown 'game-changer'

Click and collect could be a game-changer for high street booksellers during the second national lockdown, Waterstones m.d. James Daunt has told The Bookseller. ... Read more

Bookshop.org launches with 150 stores

New website Bookshop.org is launching today (2nd November) with 150 indie bookshops already signed up and publishers including Faber & Faber, Atlantic, Picador and Jacaranda on... Read more

Online shop Public Libraries Apparel launches

An online shop featuring library-themed clothes is launching thanks to a Kickstarter fundraiser that was able to meet its target at the end of last week.... Read more

PRH UK shares details of 'biggest ever campaign' for A Promised Land

Penguin Random House UK has revealed its biggest ever marketing campaign is under way for Barack Obama’s memoir A Promised Land, the publication date for which remains 17th... Read more

Brexit handling is 'a disaster', say indie publishers

As the deadline towards finalising Brexit inches ever closer, independent publishers have warned the lack of certainty around a concrete agreement will pose multiple problems, including... Read more

Norwich indie opens 3D virtual store

A Norwich indie has opened up a completely virtual version of its bookshop, in what its owners are calling a world first. Read more

Three bookshops make Britain's Best Small Shop 2020 shortlist

Indie stores Mr B's, Books At The Dragon's Garden and Griffin Books (pictured) are in the running to be crowned Britain's Best Small Shop 2020.... Read more

One hundred UK stores join retail site Bookshop

Bookshop.org will have around 100 stores on board in its first month of business in the UK and plans to target Spain and Portugal next.... Read more

Wales and Ireland close non-essential shops in new lockdowns

Non-essential shops, including bookshops, in Wales and Ireland are to close in fresh lockdowns announced this week. Read more

Totnes Bookshop closes in box office development plan

Totnes Bookshop in south Devon is being closed in its current form by the trust that owns its lease and will reopen as a box office... Read more

Barnes & Noble hit by cyber attack

Barnes & Noble has been the victim of a cyber attack that saw hackers access systems containing email, shipping and billing addresses alongside phone numbers.... Read more