Noted | Eason adds Hughes & Hughes outlets to chain – Retail News | Service Industry News | The Irish Times – Wed, Apr 24, 2013
The sad decline of Hughes & hughes as an independent chain has reached something of an odd end with the news that three of its four stores will become Eason fanchise stores: Eason has reached agreement with Hughes & Hughes…
Good Context On Kobo | Playing to Win International Ebook Wars
With the news that Kobo is to hire 30 people in Ireland, many people were waking up to this Amazon competitor for the first time. Here at Irish Publishing News, we’ve covered Kobo once or twice, most recently when their…
Kindles On The Floor In Hodges Figgis
The Waterstones deal with Amazon to sell Kindle’s in the chain’s bookstores has stretched all the way into one of Ireland’s oldest and best known bookstore, Hodges Figgis, which is located on Dawson Street. The beloved retailer of print books…
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…
Competition Authority moves after Eason’s acquires rival – The Irish Times – Wed, Sep 05, 2012
The Competition Authority is investigating the acquisition by book retailer Eason of rival book wholesaler Argosy signed by the two companies on August 27th. The competition body is contacting businesses in the book trade seeking information to understand how the…
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