Retailers anticipate "busy" bank holiday double

Written By: Bookseller Staff Publication Date: Thu, 21/04/2011 - 08:00 Bookshops are readying themselves for the upcoming four-day back-to-back bank holiday weekends created by Easter and the royal wedding, with stores broadly expecting a sales boost. Looking back at the last notable royal event, the Golden Jubilee bank holiday on 3rd June 2002, book sales fell [2nd to 8th June] by 5% week on week to £18.6m, down 2.1% year on year. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]

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