Briefly Noted | Kobo And WHSmith To Launch 100 New Kobo Experiential Shops
Kobo Inc., a global leader in eReading, today announced plans to open new Kobo branded shops within 100 WHSmith High Street retail locations in 2012. This decision follows the successful trial of the ‘Kobo Centre’ in some of WHSmith’s larger…
Four Irish Bookstores In Battle For Independent Bookseller Of The Year
The Gutter Bookshop in Temple Bar is one of four Irish bookstores nominated for the Independent Bookseller of the Year Award, 2012. They form one of seven regional sub-categories in the competition which offers a prize of £5,000 The final regional winners…
Briefly Noted | Eason plans 150 job cuts to achieve €5m saving – The Irish Times – Wed, Feb 08, 2012
IRISH-OWNED book and stationery retailer Eason has reached agreement with staff on a cost reduction programme that will involve about 150 voluntary redundancies as it seeks to achieve savings of €5 million a year. The company has also decided to…
Hughes & Hughes Opens A Store In Jervis Street Centre
Hughes & Hughes booksellers, the Irish owned chain which collapsed in February 2010 before being revived under new ownership later that year, has opened a branch in Jervis Street shopping centre. The new store opened earlier this month and occupies…
Eason Launches New Strategy
Eason, Ireland’s largest books retailer, will relaunch its website, launch a loyalty card, create in-store interactive ezones and renovate some of its outlets over the next 12 months as part of a comprehensive strategy review outlined by managing director Conor…