News: retail

Over 500 turn out in solidarity with Bookmarks after attack

Over 500 people turned out in support of Bookmarks' solidarity event this weekend following the attack on the socialist bookshop by a far-right group a... Read more

Rossiter unveils third store in Leominster

Rossiter Books is opening a third store in Leominster, Herefordshire. Read more

Book-ish suffers 'despair' as HSBC shuts bank account for 12 days

A bookshop was left stranded after HSBC closed its bank account for 12 days as part of a crackdown on financial crime. Read more

Bookmarks attackers sent books to help 'broaden their minds'

Index on Censorship is sending political party UKIP a bundle of books, including The Handmaid's Tale and a copy of the Quran, in a bid... Read more

LoveReading unveils expansion under new owners

Book recommendation website LoveReading has unveiled a raft of changes including an interactive 'kids zone', a specific review facility for self-published authors, a podcast series and plans... Read more

Three UKIP members suspended over attack on Bookmarks

Three members of UKIP have been suspended following the attack on socialist bookshop Bookmarks in Bloomsbury, central London, over the weekend. Read more

Bookmarks calls for solidarity after 'frightening' attack by far-right mob

Socialist London bookshop Bookmarks was attacked over the weekend by a "far-right mob" and is now calling for solidarity following the "Nazi attack". Read more

Media blasts 'Scamazon' as e-retailer claimed to pay just £38m in business rates

Amazon pays only £38m a year in business rates in England and Wales, a Daily Mail investigation has found, while enjoying soaring turnover.... Read more

Turnover soars, corporation tax halves at Amazon UK Services

Turnover at Amazon's UK Services arm soared again in 2017, rising nearly 36% to £1.98bn (from £1.46bn the previous year). Read more

Foyles fiction buyer Hunt joins Canongate

Drew Hunt, currently fiction buyer at Foyles, is joining Canongate as part of the sales team. Read more

R&J Book Club reaches milestone as latest titles revealed

Simon & Schuster and Pan Macmillan have scored two titles each on the next Richard and Judy Book Club with W H Smith. Read more

US audio booms by 29% but overall publishing sales dip

American publishers’ total industry sales dipped slightly in 2017, but audio downloads continued to boom, rising by 28.8% year-on-year. Read more

Beijing invests millions to keep bookshops open

China is investing £5.7 million in preserving brick and mortar bookshops in Beijing as the country increasingly adopts digital. Read more

Indies urged to apply for best small shops competition

Independent bookshops are being encouraged to enter the relaunched Best Small Shops competition, which celebrates the commitment and creativity of independent retailers and the central... Read more