Amazon is planning a global recruitment drive to hire 55,000 staff, including 2,500 in the UK, to accommodate the demand for online retail and digital advertising. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-09-01 19:48:27 UTC ]
Chancellor Rishi Sunak will offer shops in England grants of up to £6,000 to help them start trading again in this week's Budget and may also be planning a tax on online retail. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-02-28 15:29:53 UTC ]
Indie bookstores thrive on being part of a community. Now, they’re taking desperate action to stay in business amid “social distancing.” Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2020-03-17 15:49:08 UTC ]
At China's Asian Bookstore Forum in Xi'an, researchers cited a sharp shift, book sales moving quickly away from physical stores and over to online retail. The post Asian Bookstore Forum 2019: The Retail Context in China Today appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-08-23 05:30:19 UTC ]
In another period of double-digit growth for China's book market, children's books are the largest category by sales and online retail is still growing. The post China’s Book Market in the First Half of 2019: Up 10.82 Percent appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-08-09 13:15:13 UTC ]
Something of a debate is underway in the Russian market, where some see online retail as a key to future sales growth, while major chains are also showing good numbers in physical stores. Editor’s note: Following our pre-Frankfurt interview with Eksmo CEO Evgney Kapyev, reports from Moscow are... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
The death of Stephen Hawking on March 14 prompted two of his titles to hit the Chinese market's charts, as Beijing OpenBook evolves its rankings to include more online retail. The post March 2018 Bestseller Lists from China: Hawking and an Evolving List appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
As do many parts of the international marketplace, India's book retail districts like Delhi's Nai Sarak face growing competition from online retail. The post Another Pressure Point in Bookselling: Delhi’s Textbook Market Nai Sarak appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon, best known for demolishing the bookstore industry by selling books online, celebrated the opening of its first physical bookstore in the state. The Amazon Books at the Legacy Place shopping center in Dedham is the e-commerce giant's fourth physical store. The other three are in... Continue reading >> [ Source: Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2017-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Oyster has launched an online ebook store in the US. The subscription company, which started out in September 2013 charging $9.95 a month for unlimited ebooks, has now expanded into online retail, launching an ebook store where customers can pay for individual titles. While only S&S,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
UK retail sales grew by 1.5% in the run-up to Christmas and online retail saw a boost of 17.8%,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bertrams' move into online retail with Wordery is necessary, the wholesaler said, although... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]