News: retail

Fire rips through Waterstones Southampton store

A man has been arrested on suspicion of arson after a fire ripped through a Waterstones Southampton store yesterday. Read more

Portsmouth Blackwell's closes after 15 years

After 15 years of trading, the Blackwell's bookshop at the University of Portsmouth has closed after it was unable to come to an agreement about... Read more

Waterstones leads trade's celebration of International Women's Day

Publishers and retailers are set to celebrate International Women's Day on Thursday (8th March) with a host of activities including events celebrating feminist texts, homepage... Read more

Maher to leave Stanfords following clash over firm's future

Stanfords’ managing director Tony Maher is to leave the travel business in March after five years at the helm, following a clash with the company’s... Read more

Blizzard-hit bookshops forced to close

The heavy snow plaguing the UK and Ireland this week will "inevitably" have an impact on sales, retail chiefs have told The Bookseller, with several shops... Read more

Booksellers Association sees highest membership since records began

The Booksellers Association (BA) now has its largest membership since records began with over 5,000 members. Read more

Pan Mac to give seven indie bookshops £1,750

Pan Macmillan has launched a competition for seven independent booksellers across the UK and Ireland to celebrate the 175th anniversary of parent company Macmillan.... Read more

Amazon to adapt Iain Banks' space opera

Amazon will adapt the late Scottish author Iain M Banks’ acclaimed space opera Consider Phlebas 30 years after it was first published.... Read more

Lord Bird to bring indie alliance discussions to House of Lords

Lord Bird is to host a discussion about the recently-proposed Independent Bookshop Alliance at the House of Lords next month. Read more

Waterstones, HQ and Borough host plant-based food festival

HarperCollins imprint HQ is teaming up with Borough Market and Waterstones to host a festival celebrating the “explosion” in popularity of plant-based food. Read more

Karnac Books moves premises

One of London’s oldest independent bookshops, Karnac, has moved to a new location on Finchley Road. Read more

Two British playwrights benefit from Audible's $5m fund

The first group of emerging playwrights to benefit from Audible's $5m fund will include two British writers: Gary McNair, from Glasgow, and James Fritz, from London. ... Read more