News: retail

Palin and Dormer back indie bookshop campaign

Michael Palin and Natalie Dormer are among a host of stars supporting the grassroots campaign Just A Card to support independent bookshops through the ‘Just... Read more

Barker and Doyle scoop Independent Bookshop Week Book Awards

Pat Barker and Catherine Doyle are among the winners of the 2019 Independent Bookshop Week Book Awards. Read more

Elliott versus Readerlink; trade weighs up options as B&N shareholders say deal too low

A group of Barnes & Noble investors has warned a $683m (£537m) deal struck with Waterstones owner Elliott Advisors (UK) undervalues the company and urged... Read more

ReaderLink 'preparing rival bid for Barnes & Noble'

US book distributor ReaderLink LLC is preparing a bid for Barnes & Noble that could beat the price agreed by Waterstones owner Elliott Advisors Ltd,... Read more

Indies missing out by failing to fill Christian bookshop gap, publishers say

A decline in Christian bookshops means readers are buying religious titles online, with many indies booksellers failing to cash in on demand, publishers say.... Read more

Trade figures welcome Barnes & Noble deal

Trade figures have largely welcomed the news that Waterstones boss James Daunt will become c.e.o. of both Waterstones and Barnes & Noble, after Elliott Advisors (UK)... Read more

Indies and Gardners adopt real-time tech to boost trade

Independent bookshops and wholesalers Gardners are adopting a new technology to help book-buyers discover which physical copies are located in bookshops near them.... Read more

Indie booksellers win WBD window display competition

Booka Bookshop in Oswestry, The Bookshop Bridport and Woodbine Books have won this year’s World Book Day bookshop competition. Read more

Amazon denies large-scale reduction of small suppliers

Amazon has denied a large-scale reduction of orders from small suppliers, saying selling partnerships are reviewed on an individual basis. Read more

Orion dominates £10,000 Thumping Good Read Award shortlist

Orion dominates the seven-strong shortlist for W H Smith's Thumping Good Read Award with two titles up for the £10,000 prize. Read more

BookExpo explores power of retail and building community

Booksellers face a “tough” landscape but have the opportunity to sell experiences beyond the product itself, ABA c.e.o. Oren Teicher told BookExpo as the second day... Read more

The Book People and Save the Children to publish 7-year-old Tom Burlison

Tom Burlison from Epsom, who is seven years old, has won this year’s Bedtime Story Competition, ran by Save the Children and The Book People.... Read more

The Margate Bookshop opens its doors

A Grade II-listed, former textile studio is being transformed into a bookshop in Margate. Read more

Camden Lock Books to close amid business rates pressure

Camden Lock Books will close in July after 18 years of trading in London’s Old Street, partly due to the pressure of rising business rates... Read more