Bookthrift in Chesham faces closure

Written By: Lisa Campbell Independent bookshop Bookthrift in Chesham is closing after five years trading, blaming poor sales and more people buying online and in supermarkets. The four staff in the Chiltern Hills shop in Buckinghamshire will be made redundant when it closes, although its final day trading has yet to be confirmed. Bookthrift's managing director Nick Croydon said: "The store is no longer economically viable. The whole of the book retail industry is seeing rubbish sales, because people are switching to making purchases over the internet and in supermarkets." read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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