Briefly Noted | Hundreds of bookshops face closure – Telegraph
The BA has called for more free parking in town centres and a reduction in red tape to help struggling businesses. It also argued that charity shops present “unfair competition” to bookshops due to the valuable tax breaks they get….
Hughes: WH Smith In Terminal Two Is A Shame
Speaking on RTÉ’s Today With Pat Kenny radio program Derek Hughes of Hughes & Hughes has condemned the decision to allow WH Smith enter the market in Dublin Airport by awarding them the contract for Terminal Two saying: ‘You also have…
Briefly Noted | Powell's Lays Off 31 Workers. | Blogtown, PDX
Not even Powell’s is immune to the recession and changing consumer spending: Consumer behavior —- how, where, and what people read —- has changed dramatically over the past several years. It’s a story that’s hard to miss with daily articles…
Briefly Noted | Borders Said to Be Close to Securing Refinancing – NYTimes.com
Borders executives told publishers that they were close to securing refinancing from GE Capital and other lenders, these people said, speaking only on condition of anonymity, and that the company intended to reduce costs, improve liquidity and expand marketing efforts,…
Briefly Noted | Hughes & Hughes To Reopen Cafe In Dundrum Store
The Dundrum store previously housed a Starbucks coffee shop (though that feel victim to Starbucks reorganization of it’s Irish operation), it will be interesting to see how well this new operation fare: Cafe Libro, Hughes& Hughes’ brand new coffee shop,…
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