Foyles marks anniversary of popular Waterloo branch

Foyles Waterloo is set to celebrate its first anniversary with games, offers and prizes for customers. The London train station store turns one next week and will celebrate this Saturday (7th February) by running a birthday tombola between 2pm and 5pm, in which customers have chance to win prizes including books donated by Penguin Random House, Foyles gift cards and money off customer shops. The store will also offer 50% off the hardback edition of Faber’s poetry anthology Train Songs, exclusively in store at Foyles Waterloo. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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