All Blackwell's articles
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NewsWaterstones profits soar as post-pandemic shoppers flock to stores
Waterstones recorded an increase in full-year profits as sales soared post-pandemic.
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AnalysisDeep dive: The Mega Sale days turning Christmas on its head
The Christmas shopping period – historically heavily weighted towards the first three-and-a-half weeks of December following the traditional end-of-November payday – is now effectively a multi-month affair.
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NewsWaterstones acquires independent bookseller Blackwell’s
Waterstones has snapped up Blackwell’s, the UK’s largest independent bookseller, for an undisclosed sum.
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AnalysisGlad tidings: 10 ways retail gave back in 2017
Year in, year out, not just during the traditional season of goodwill, retailers give back in countless ways to the communities they serve from Stornoway to Sussex.
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NewsPeople moves: Nigel Oddy leaves House of Fraser
House of Fraser boss Nigel Oddy is the latest executive to exit the department store; Jon Rudoe leaves Sainsbury’s for bespoke role at Shop Direct
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AnalysisAnalysis: How Super Thursday could revitalise high street bookshops
Super Thursday could give physical book sales a massive boost as shoppers become increasingly aware of the day dreamt up by book publishers.
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NewsBlackwell's losses narrow despite falling sales
Blackwell’s narrowed its losses last year after disposing of its Dutch subsidiary Houtschild for €1m in June.
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NewsArgos, Foyles and Blackwells partner with Barnes & Noble to sell Nook
Argos, Foyles and Blackwells are the latest retailers to sign up to sell Barnes & Noble’s Nook ereader, after John Lewis emerged as the first UK retail partner on Tuesday.
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AnalysisSue Townsend
Passionate about retail, the former Blackwell commercial director has taken on the challenge of resurrecting the three times failed fashion retailer Ethel Austin. Nicola Harrison reports.
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NewsBlackwell scraps role of chief executive as part of restructure
Blackwell chief executive Andrew Hutchings has been made redundant as part of a restructure of the academic books chain.
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NewsBlackwell’s on track for profit by 2013
Blackwell’s, the academic bookseller, aims to return to profitability by 2013, and has halved annual losses and launched a text-book rental service.
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NewsBookseller Blackwell halves full-year losses
Book specialist Blackwell cut losses in half in 2010 as its decentralisation programme began to take effect.
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NewsBlackwell to shut HQ and hand power to stores
Academic books retailer Blackwell is closing its head office and decentralising power to its individual stores as it creates a new ownership structure.
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NewsBlackwell narrows losses but suffers from ‘unprecedented’ discounting from rivals
Updated: Academic books retailer Blackwell has narrowed its operating losses from £11.3m to £10.2m in the year to June 27 but is conducting a further review of the business against a backdrop of increased competition from online booksellers and supermarkets.
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Strong range and academic focus help Blackwell defy downturn
Academic bookseller Blackwell is defying the slump in the book industry, with like-for-likes up 2 per cent in its financial year to date.