Waterstones hit by stock shortages after warehouse tech problems

Birmingham Waterstones

Waterstones is grappling to stock its shops and fulfil a backlog of online orders after problems with its new warehouse tech systems sparked product shortages.

Waterstones apologised for “the unusual slowness” in fulfilling online orders and said it expects to clear the backlog by next month.

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