New Foyles bookshop to become biggest in London

Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Fri, 04/03/2011 - 09:20 Foyles flagship bookshop will stock more books on the ground floor and provide easier access for customers when it moves down the road to a site almost twice its current size. The bookseller announced its plan to move down the street to 107–109 Charing Cross Road on Monday (28th February), after Noved Investment Holdings, run by five members of the Foyle family, bought the premises currently housing St Martin’s School of Art. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]

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