All Waterstones articles – Page 11
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NewsHMV begins closing stores
HMV has shut nine shops as part of its plans to close 60 across the group as it seeks to cut costs.
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AnalysisChristmas Trading: The good, the bad, and the ugly
Terrible weather hit retail hard this Christmas, but some managed to prosper regardless. Rebecca Thomson wraps up Christmas 2010 with the help of OC&C’s Christmas trading index
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NewsHMV shareholder backs management
One of HMV’s largest shareholders has defended the management of the embattled entertainment retailer after a difficult month of profit warnings and reduction of credit insurance.
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NewsLeading record companies lend backing to HMV
The chiefs of seven leading record companies have come out in support of HMV, saying that they are continuing to supply the retailer as normal and praising the unique role it plays in supporting the music industry in the UK.
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NewsHMV begins staff consultation across group
HMV and Waterstone’s head office staff are in consultation as parent HMV Group strives to make cost savings across the business.
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NewsHMV to shut 60 stores as it issues profit warning
HMV has outlined plans to shut 60 of its HMV and Waterstone’s stores in the next 12 months as sales have continued to fall over the Christmas trading period and the retailer warned on profits.
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AnalysisIt’s almost Christmas......Anybody really care?
Glance at this year’s seasonal displays and with a few exceptions, it’s hard to be enthusiastic. John Ryan walks the West End with visual merchandising expert Peter Cross to get a feel of what’s on offer
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NewsHMV like-for-likes slump 16%, and losses at the group widen
HMV UK & Ireland like-for-like sales for the 26 weeks to October 23 have slumped 16.1%, and losses have widened across the group.
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GalleryLiverpool One comes of age
It’s close to two years since the first stores opened in Liverpool One, has it succeeded in becoming a part of the city’s fabric?
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NewsRussian oligarch buys 3% stake in HMV
Russian tycoon Alexander Mamut has taken a stake in entertainment group HMV, it has emerged.
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OpinionRetailers show their true colours
Full marks to Waterstones for the advert it ran in a national newspaper on Saturday. The bookseller may have had its fair share of troubles, but its marketing department knows a good thing when it sees one and in this instance, this appears to have been Waitrose.
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NewsWorld Cup hits sales at HMV
Entertainment group HMV suffered a 14.9% like-for-like sales plunge at its eponymous UK business as the World Cup hit performance.
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NewsWaterstone's founder linked to buy-back deal
Waterstone’s founder Tim Waterstone is considering a £100m-plus bid to buy the book chain from its parent HMV if it fails to turn the business around by the end of the year.
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NewsWaterstone's to open food outlets in two stores
Bookseller Waterstone’s has confirmed it will next week open a restaurant and bar in its Deansgate branch in Manchester, as well as a new café in its Cambridge shop.
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NewsWaterstone’s shop-in-shop a first for Fopp
HMV-owned music chain Fopp opened its first shop in Waterstone’s in the book chain’s Gower Street store in London on Saturday.
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NewsHMV and Waterstone’s marketing departments merged
Entertainment retailer HMV has promoted marketing director Graham Sim to the newly created position of group marketing director as the retailer restructures its teams in order to deliver “significant synergies” between its HMV and Waterstone’s chains.
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NewsFopp opens store in Waterstone’s shop
HMV-owned music chain Fopp will open an outlet in Waterstone’s store on Gower Street, London.
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NewsHMV pay freeze
HMV has implemented a group wide pay freeze that hits staff at both HMV and Waterstone’s.
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NewsWaterstone's to open cinema in Piccadilly store
Waterstone’s is to open a cinema in its Piccadilly branch next year in a move that follows its sister chain HMV.
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AnalysisDominic Myers
The new managing director of Waterstone’s is widely recognised in the trade as the right choice to turn the bookseller’s fortunes around