All Borders articles – Page 2
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Analysis
Retail collaborations
As the new Boots and Waitrose tie-up shows, retailers see real potential in joining forces. But how can you make sure it works?
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NewsBooks Etc website goes down two days after launching
The Books Etc website has gone down just two days after launching.
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Books Etc gears up for online comeback
Books Etc will be resurrected next week as an online offer, after the brand and website was bought out of administration following the collapse of parent Borders UK last year.
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AnalysisChristmas trading: Cause for celebration
To their relief, most retailers pulled off a good Christmas after a fraught year. As the festive trading season nears its end, Lisa Berwin examines the key findings from OC&C’s Christmas Trading Index
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Analysis
10 big questions for 2010 in retail
After getting through a turbulent year, retailers will be hoping for 2010 to be more steadying. Retail Week tackles 10 key questions that will be on everyone’s minds at the start of the year
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NewsBorders on brink of closing down
Borders UK is to shut all its stores on Tuesday unless a buyer for the business is found, putting 1,150 jobs in jeopardy.
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NewsLuke Johnson mulls bid for HobbyCraft
Entrepreneur and former Borders UK owner Luke Johnson is considering bidding for arts and crafts retailer HobbyCraft after it was put up for sale this week.
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NewsBorders to shut shops next week unless buyer is found
Borders UK is to shut all its stores on December 22 unless a buyer for the business is found.
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NewsPaperchase eyes 200 stores despite Borders collapse
Paperchase has insisted it will remain largely unaffected by the administration of Borders UK despite operating 38 concessions in the collapsed chain.
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NewsWaterstone’s challenges not over
The collapse of Borders UK won’t have surprised many market watchers. Specialist booksellers have been having a tough time for years – firstly hit by the bargain basement prices offered by the supermarkets, then the rise of online giants such as Amazon. Borders didn’t help itself either, but its collapse ...
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NewsSuitors eye Borders stores as break-up fears escalate
Major high street retailers are circling Borders UK stores as fears mount that the business will be broken up.
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Barnes & Noble and Borders report quarterly figures
Bookstore operators Barnes & Noble and Borders have both reported quarterly figures.Sales at Barnes & Noble stores fell 2% to $950m (£582m) in its second quarter, while its online sales climbed 9%.At Borders, sales dropped 12.7% in its third quarter to $595.5m (£365m), with like-for-likes down 12.1% and 7.2% at ...
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NewsBorders makes majority of head office staff redundant
Borders UK has made the vast majority of its head office staff redundant following its collapse into administration on Thursday.
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NewsBorders begins ‘closing down’ Sales while interested buyers circle
Borders has commenced ‘closing down’ Sales in all its stores as interested parties circle the business.
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OpinionWoolworths stood still for far too long
Woolies didn’t need the big central infrastructure and West End head office, nor did it need shops in expensive prime locations or grand multichannel plans. Its future lay in being the biggest store in the smallest towns.
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NewsBorders UK collapses into administration
MCR has been appointed as administrator to Borders UK.
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NewsBorders UK stops taking orders online
Borders UK has stopped taking orders from its website as the future of the books retailer hangs in the balance.
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NewsWHSmith pulls out of Borders bid
WHSmith has ended talks about buying troubled bookseller Borders UK, raising doubts over the specialist’s future.
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NewsBorders secures gadget tie-up in non-book drive
Struggling Borders UK’s non-book products, including toys, gifts and snacks, are poised to account for half the bookseller’s sales after signing a tie-up with gadget retailer Red5.
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NewsBorders demands switch to monthly rent payment
Borders UK has written to landlords demanding an immediate switch from quarterly to monthly payments as September’s quarterly rent day hit.