Booksales Down In Ireland
Nieslen has released figures on the Irish Consumer market for the year to date showing that book sales have fallen quite markedly since last year. According to the book information group the Irish Consumer Market (ICM) has seen year-to-date sales of €25.5m down a huge…
BREAKING: Competition Authority Kills Eason’s Takeover Of Argosy
Following a month-long investigation of the proposed Eason acquisition of Argosy, the Competition Authority has intervened under the Competition Act 2002 to prevent the deal moving ahead. The Authority felt that the deal ‘would have reduced the number of new book wholesalers based in the State from two…
Bord Gais Energy Offers €5,000 Prize Fund For Bookshop Of The Year Award
The Bord Gáis Energy Bookshop of the Year Award is back for 2012 and offers a €5,000 prize fund. The award, which was introduced as a new category in the Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards in 2011, pays tribute to…
Brielfy Noted | Eason’s to close two shops and cut 25 jobs – Business News, Business – Belfasttelegraph.co.uk
Around 25 jobs are to go as Irish book giant Eason’s shuts two stores and an office in Northern Ireland. The bookseller blamed declining sales for its decision to pull down the shutters in Carryduff, Co Down and Westwood Shopping…
Irish Book Market Continues To Crash
Nielsen Bookscan figures for the first eight weeks of the year show continued declines in Irish book sales. According to the research company’s latest figures for the eight weeks of 2012 to the end of February, the value of sales…
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