All Waterstones articles – Page 14
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NewsWaterstone’s signs prime location on Oxford Street
Waterstone’s is to return to the east end of Oxford Street as it prepares to open a store next month, close to where shop rival Borders closed in July.
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NewsDan Brown’s The Lost Symbol to break sales records
Booksellers have enjoyed a sales bonanza this week with the launch of the new Dan Brown book, which one leading retailer said could sell 1 million hardback copies in the UK.
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Retailers braced for Dan Brown frenzy
Booksellers are bracing themselves for blockbuster sales of a book tipped as the biggest publishing event since JK Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows two years ago.
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NewsHMV posts sales rise and strikes digital deal
Entertainment group HMV notched up a 1.7% rise in like-for-like sales at its eponymous UK and Ireland business in the 18 weeks to August 29.
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NewsHMV Group posts robust results
HMV Group delivered an 11.5 per cent rise in pre-tax profit to £63m in its full year results.
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AnalysisThe retail awards no one wants to win
Hindsight is a wonderful thing, but even the best retailers get it wrong sometimes. Charlotte Hardie looks back at some of retail’s biggest strategic blunders and asks what we can learn from them
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NewsWaterstone’s plans to relaunch website
Bookseller Waterstone’s is to relaunch its website in an attempt to provide improved functionality for a better shopper experience.
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OpinionWaterstone’s must turn the page
Has HMV’s takeover of Ottakar’s paved the way for Waterstone’s high street domination as opponents of the deal predicted?
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NewsWaterstone's to axe up to 650 positions
Waterstone’s is to axe up to 650 positions across all its 300 branches following the retailer’s move to a new distribution centre and a change in working patterns.
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NewsHMV reports strong growth but books remains weak
HMV UK and Ireland has reported like-for-like growth of 4.3 per cent for the 16 weeks ending April 25 while Waterstone’s like-for-likes slumped 4.5 per cent.
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NewsHMV to trial cinemas
HMV will open its first cinema this autumn as it continues to expand its reach beyond core entertainment retailing.
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Waterstone's to axe 200 jobs
Books retailer Waterstone’s is to axe 200 jobs as part of a cost-cutting initiative.
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HMV warns of weakening book market
HMV has reported flat first-half like-for-like sales and warned of a “marked deterioration” in the book market over the past five weeks.
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Waterstone’s hires operations chief
Waterstone’s has appointed Alex Rayner as operations director.
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NewsFour retailers at Liverpool One beset by delays with opening
Four retailers due to open at Liverpool One later this year are facing delays because of complications with the redevelopment of listed buildings.
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Opinion
City Insider: Simon Fox is working magic at HMV
There was no new Harry Potter book this year to summon up book sales but that other sorcerer, Magic Circle member and HMV boss Simon Fox, still managed to conjure an impressive performance at group level.
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HMV Group sales robust
HMV Group has reported strong interim sales, but suffered at its Waterstone’s fascia in the wake of a weaker book market.
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Waterstone’s creates company-wide portal
Waterstone’s has created a single data warehouse and a web-based reports platform in a project costing less than 500,000.
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HMV sales surge
Entertainment retailer HMV has posted a set of sparkling sales for the year ending April 26.