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WH Smith To Open Three Stores In Terminal Two

March 31, 2010 – 5:25 pm

British bookshop chain WH Smith will open three stores in Terminal Two when the new terminal opens later this year. The news was confirmed as part of the Dublin Airport Authority’s announcement of the initial list of retailers for Terminal Two.

WH Smith will be joined in Terminal Two by giftware specialists House of Ireland, Irish fashion group Azure, Swiss jewellery retailer Swatch Group, and cosmetics company Jo Malone.

The opening of the WH Smith stores will create competition for books in the airport for the first time. Eason now operates five stores in Terminal One following the collapse of the Hughes & Hughes bookshop chain in February.

For more, The Bookseller or read the DAA Statement below:

Terminal Two Brings 400 New Retail Jobs to Dublin Airport

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Irish Top Ten

Irish Top Ten Week Ending 27/03/2010

March 31, 2010 – 8:45 am

Skulduggery Pleasant: Dark DaysBooksellers will rest a little easier this week and publishers too. The market was up 10% or so. It is also a pretty varied top ten with some still impressive sales for Larsson but also decent numbers from McEwan, Vincenzia and it is great to see Landy doing so well.

1: 61 Hours, Lee Child
2: Girl Who Played with Fire, Stieg Larsson
3: The Best Of Times, Penny Vincenzi
4: Solar, Ian McEwan
5: Happy Ever After, Patricia Scanlan
6: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Stieg Larsson
7: Brooklyn, Colm Toibin
8: Skulduggery Pleasant: Dark Days, Derek Landy
9: 8th Confession, James Patterson
10: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Stieg Larsson

Source: Nielsen Bookscan ICM Figures

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