All Waterstones articles – Page 6
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Breakfast briefing: Retail news on B&M, DFS, Waterstones and Twitter
Retail news round-up on February 3, 2014: B&M and DFS step up plans to float, Twitter mulls commerce venture, Waterstones’ profits narrow and House of Fraser infringes Jack Wills’ copyright
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Analysis
In quotes: Retail leaders on Christmas trading
Retailers are expecting Christmas sales to go to the wire with just a few days trading to go. Retail Week speaks to retail leaders on festive spending.
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Retailers pray for Christmas miracle over final four days
Retailers face a nail-biting Christmas as festive trading goes right to the wire. They hope for a last-minute surge of shoppers, kicked off by payday tomorrow (Friday December 20).
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Opinion
Comment: Amazon drones on about its innovation – but are delivery octocopters future fact or fiction?
By 2018 our cities are set to be a lot busier, according to Amazon. Not only will we need to watch out for traffic and the umbrellas of jostling commuters as we walk down the street, we will also need to look out in the skies for descending drones – or octocopters as Amazon calls them.
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Waterstones throws the book at John Lewis Christmas ad
Waterstones Oxford Street has put together an amusingly ironic take on the John Lewis ad.
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Opinion
Bricks and mortar can help retailers build consumer trust
Despite the rise of online and mobile shopping, it seems that many retail chiefs around the world believe that sales growth is still dependent on traditional bricks-and-mortar stores.
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Analysis
Super Thursday: What do retailers need to know?
Today is ‘Super Thursday’, the biggest day in the publishing calendar but does anyone else know what it is? Retail Week takes a look at its significance.
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Trust in UK retailers hits four year low but Amazon retains popular vote
Trust in UK retailers has hit a four-year low following the horse meat scandal and the Bangladesh factory disaster.
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Analysis
The Grimsey Review: Retailers’ reaction
Former Focus boss Bill Grimsey released his review of the high street featuring 31 recommendations to Government yesterday including a freeze on parking charges and a levy on large retailers to fun start ups. Retail Week rounds up the reaction.
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Retailers lambast Grimsey Review's proposed levy on large retailers
Retailers have slammed calls outlined in the Grimsey Review for them to invest hundreds of millions of pounds into a high street levy at a time when they are already battling heavy tax burdens.
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Waterstones puts 560 managers into consultation in restructure
Waterstones is to put 560 of its managers into consultation as managing director James Daunt looks to “secure the future” of the retailer against an “unforgiving bookselling environment”.
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Waterstones founder launches new subscription-based online books offer
Tim Waterstone, founder of the eponymous book chain, is returning to bookselling with the launch of a new online service at next week’s London Book Fair.
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Waterstones to close half its university campus shops
Bookseller Waterstones is to shut six of its 12 shops on university campuses but said it remains committed to the academic books market.
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Global star Sir Elton John sings his support for collapsed HMV chain
HMV has been backed by one of music’s biggest stars, Sir Elton John, as it emerged he plans to perform at one of the chain’s stores.
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Opinion
Comment: Should Waterstones take a leaf out of Amazon’s book?
After Waterstones revealed a £37.3m loss this week, the question on everyone’s most people’s lips is what can a company selling products so hugely impacted by the digital market do to ensure that they, not only survive, but thrive, in this new online world?
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Waterstones boss says bookseller 'will not chase share' as losses widen
Waterstones’ boss has insisted the bookseller will not “chase share” at the expense of margins as it reported widening losses at the business in the year to April 28, 2012.
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Waterstones restructures as it creates new retail director role
Books retailer Waterstones has restructured as it head of books Rik McShane is promoted to the newly created role of retail director.
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Waterstones serves up some goodwill
After HMV and Blockbuster’s collapses last week, the entertainment sector is in trouble and it looks as if Waterstones is thinking of opening a soup kitchen in stores.
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Analysis
Analysis: Where next for the books market?
The growth of ereaders and etail means bricks-and-mortar books retailing has been hit hard. Rebecca Thomson looks at how booksellers can survive and how the market is likely to evolve.
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Waterstones eyes overseas expansion
Waterstones is eyeing international expansion as its turnaround progresses.