Waterstones m.d. James Daunt has reiterated his claims bookshops should be considered essential retailers and warned some indies will go out of business if they don't get vital Christmas trade. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-11-11 10:47:16 UTC ]
Waterstones boss James Daunt has warned the Scottish book industry against the growing dominance of Amazon, saying that if the retail giant ever implemented print book subscriptions it would make working in the books business “frankly intolerable”. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Waterstones boss James Daunt has sent a stark email to employees warning that if the UK leaves Europe, the “brutal reality" is that the retailer would be forced to axe jobs. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Waterstones must sustain three years of consecutive profit-making before the company can “stand on its own two feet” and not rely on the “charity” of its owner, the chain’s m.d. James Daunt has said. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]