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To further capitalise on the popularity of BookTok the social media giant will let users purchase titles through partnerships with publishers and retailersTikTok has proved to be a hugely successful way to promote books in recent years, with publishers attributing the popularity of books such as... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2022-11-17 16:49:24 UTC ]
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WH Smith’s plans to buy the Marshall Retail Group (MRG) have been approved by the FCA and the transaction now only requires shareholder approval. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-25 19:46:04 UTC ]
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Booksellers from WH Smith, Waterstones, Sam Read Books, Libreria and West End Lane Books are to join judging panels for The Costa Book Awards 2019. The booksellers will select shortlists and decide the winners across five categories, in a year which sees the highest number of submissions to... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-17 00:41:12 UTC ]
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WH Smith has announced it is to buy US indie travel retailer Marshall Retail Group (MRG) for $400m. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-16 21:24:24 UTC ]
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As publishers vie to persuade us to pack their titles for the holidays, we chart the evolution of the ’beach read’Summer reads, beach reads, holiday reads … at this time of year, the publishing world works itself into a sweat trying to force its novels into our carry-on luggage, or over the... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2019-07-14 07:00:23 UTC ]
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WH Smith has reported a “strong trading performance” for Christmas trading, with total sales up 6%. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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W H Smith has been offering customers money back if they find a cheaper copy of one of their books at a local rival bookshop. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Anti-racist group Hope Not Hate says Waterstones, Foyles, WH Smith and Amazon are lending respectability to offensive books, but retailers say listings come from uncurated feedMajor booksellers have been accused of lending a veneer of respectability to antisemitic and neo-Nazi books by featuring... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2018-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WH Smith has unveiled a new books strategy for its High Street arm, designed to futureproof sales at the 611-strong chain “for the next decade”. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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McFly band member turned children's author Tom Fletcher has launched a children's book club exclusively with WH Smith. The book club titles will get promotion in-store, online and on Fletcher's YouTube channel, which has over 625,000 subscribers. The new club follows that WH Smith already runs... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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W H Smith is celebrating its 225th anniversary year with a classic ‘yellowback’ book collection similar to the ones sold in the mid-1800s by the retailer. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WH Smith saw strong sales from its Zoella Book Club launch over summer, but general book sales were down 2% like-for-like for the retailer in the year ending 31st August 2016. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Zoella has officially launched her book club with WH Smith, revealing eight titles from Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell to All The Bright Places by Jennifer Niven. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Marie Curie and WH Smith have partnered to launch their second Big Readcycle to help support people living with a terminal illness. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WH Smith is fitting 100 of its UK branches with digital display screens in a bid to modernise its shop fronts. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WH Smith is launching an exclusive book club with author and YouTube vlogger Zoe Sugg, known as Zoella, this summer. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WH Smith has revealed a list of 100 "best paperbacks of all time" as voted for by its customers. The chain retailer asked customers to vote for their favourite paperback through social media, with “thousands” getting involved. WHS said that Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird topped the list,... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WH Smith's total group sales for the last quarter grew slightly by 1% compared to the same period in 2014, although high street sales were down. The high street division saw both total sales and like-for-like sales fall 4% compared to last year in the 13 weeks ending 30th May. However, the... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WH Smith has struck a deal to open six outlets at Sydney airport, Australia. The company, which bought the Queensland-based Supanews chain last year, has reportedly secured the Sydney airport venues after a “competitive tender process” according to Stationery News Australia. The new stores... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WH Smith has released its Richard and Judy Summer Book Club titles, featuring David Nicholls, Nick Hornby and Joel Dicker in the mix. The eight titles feature two from publisher Orion - No Safe House by Linwood Barclay and Summertime by Vanessa Lafaye, while Nicholls’ Us (Hodder) and... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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