The third Barnes & Noble store to unionize, the bookstore workers voted 97% in favor of joining the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, citing safety issues, substandard pay and lack of workplace structure. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-06-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes is a key player in the region's so-called entrepreneurial eco-system, working particularly to build startups through networking sessions and workshops. Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal
[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2019-10-30 22:08:00 UTC ]
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Following its decision to close all bricks-and-mortar store locations, LifeWay Christian Resources is offering other retailers a discount on all LifeWay branded products as well as books from its B&H imprint as part of a new program. Over 400 stores have signed up since June. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
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On the personal and political impact of WAGE SLAVES, a graphic memoir about immigration and the erosion of rights at work by Daria Bogdanksa. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-09-17 10:41:35 UTC ]
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The rise of unionization in digital media is normally framed in one of two extreme ways: as an innovation-killing millstone Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2019-08-29 15:09:31 UTC ]
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The collective bargaining agreements ratified at publications including The Dodo and Vox Media have required more information about how their companies are organized. The post ‘It definitely adds more complexity’: How life has (and hasn’t) changed at unionized digital media companies appeared... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2019-08-29 04:01:18 UTC ]
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W H Smith has been boosted by a "strong performance" of its travel stores as the retailer says it expects full year results to be in line with expectations, ahead of c.e.o. Stephen Clarke's departure. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-28 09:11:14 UTC ]
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Amazon, apparently intent on fostering the illest of will among book lovers, is opening a store directly across the street from Nashville’s Parnassus Books, an independent bookstore founded by Ann Patchett and Karen Hayes in 2011. (Full disclosure: I visited the store for the first time this... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-08-26 16:58:35 UTC ]
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W H Smith has opened a flagship branch of The Bookshop, the largest yet of its 12 standalone stores, at Gatwick Airport’s North Terminal. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-05 09:37:10 UTC ]
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Solid State Books is Washington, D.C.’s newest book store serving the H Street neighborhood. Co-owners Jake Cumsky-Whitlock and Scott Abel met while working in another D.C. bookstore back in 2004. In 2017, they teamed up to create Solid State Books with a commitment to dynamic programming and... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-07-19 08:45:53 UTC ]
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We talk to Galway institution Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop, which will celebrating its 30th birthday in October, and Nibbies Children’s Bookseller of the Year shortlistee, The Blessington Book Store. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-18 23:52:32 UTC ]
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The international bookstore chain adds seven stores run directly by Kinokuniya after the company merges with its US gift and stationery subsidiary chain. The post Japan’s Kinokuniya Merges Its US Stores With Its Stationery Subsidiary appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-07-10 02:09:35 UTC ]
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Book Culture, based in the same Queens neighborhood where Amazon wanted to set up shop, says it will be forced to close if the city or state doesn’t offer assistance. In New York City’s Long Island City neighborhood, down the road from where Amazon tried (and failed) to build a “second... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2019-06-26 15:56:45 UTC ]
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When Crystal Bobb-Semple decided to host a Percy Jackson for young readers, she never imagined the fantasy series updating the Greek myths would change her life. The had officially ended a year... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2019-06-25 11:00:00 UTC ]
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Lululemon Athletica Inc. has quietly closed its men’s standalone stores in New York City and Toronto even as it plans to more than double its men’s business in the next five years. The retailer found that guests respond better to Lululemon “as a dual-gender brand,” spokeswoman Erin Hankinson... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-06-19 20:05:22 UTC ]
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The site’s journalists took part in an IRL protest after a series of tweets criticized the company’s refusal to recognize their affiliation with the News Guild. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2019-06-18 22:31:39 UTC ]
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Digital media organizations aren’t easy places to work in — very long hours, unexpected layoffs and consistently inconsistent policies have Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2019-06-13 19:27:16 UTC ]
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Agencies aren't unionized. As unionization among digital media companies continues to grow the question of why collective bargaining is happening agencies remains. The post ‘The advertising industry is a day-to-day unrelenting grind’: Why agencies should unionize appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2019-06-13 04:01:37 UTC ]
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Vox Media staffers reached a tentative labor agreement with the online publisher Friday after a marathon 29 hours of negotiation Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2019-06-10 15:08:23 UTC ]
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Data is becoming increasingly key to decision-making at arts institutions like the Barnes, but it must be part of a strategy that stays true to the history of the organization, says CFO/COO Margaret Zminda. Continue reading at Knowledge@Wharton
[ Knowledge@Wharton | 2019-05-23 17:33:45 UTC ]
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