Waterstones
This coverage focuses on Waterstonesโ strategy, operations, and role within the UK bookselling and retail sector. Reporting highlights store performance, expansion plans, leadership decisions, marketing initiatives, and responses to consumer trends and industry challenges. Designed for retail executives, brand managers, and operations professionals, the content provides insights into how Waterstones maintains its position in a competitive market.
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Oct- 2023 -4 OctoberHealth & Beauty
Lloyds Pharmacy owner joins bidders for The Body Shop
The owner of Lloyds Pharmacy, Aurelius Group, is among the latest bidders to buy cosmetics chain The Body Shop, according to Sky News. The group now joins Waterstones owner Elliot Advisors and private equity firm Epiris in the running to buy the chain. It is unclear whether Alteri Investors remains…
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Sep- 2023 -18 SeptemberNews
Todayโs news in brief
Mike Ashley is reportedly in talks to sell the online clothing label Missguided to Shein, a Chinese-founded online fashion platform. If successful, this would mark Shein’s first acquisition of a British fashion brand. The deal is anticipated to cover Missguided’s brand and intellectual property, with Ashley’s company retaining its head…
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18 SeptemberHealth & Beauty
Waterstones owner tables Body Shop bidย
The owner of Waterstones, Elliott Advisors, has reportedly joined a list of bidders looking to acquire The Body Shop after it was put up for sale by its owner.ย According to Sky News, the investment firm tabled an indicative bid for the cosmetic chain in recent weeks.ย However, Sky said…
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Jan- 2023 -23 JanuaryHigh Street
Waterstones profits rise by ยฃ40m in FY22
Waterstones has seen its profit-before-tax rise to ยฃ42.1m in the year to April 2022, up from ยฃ2.9m the prior year and ยฃ19.7 in FY20, as customers returned to the high street. The bookseller also reported that full-year revenues soared 73% to ยฃ399.8m, as Covid-related restrictions came to an end.ย Although…
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Aug- 2022 -10 AugustSupply Chain
Waterstones suffers stock shortages amid tech issues
Bookshop chain Waterstones is currently dealing with a backlog of unfulfilled orders after the brandโs warehouse technical systems were said to have led to stock shortages.ย The news comes as the retailer, which has more than 300 stores across the country, had reportedly upgraded to a new system called Blue…
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9 AugustGovernment
Retail Jobs Alliance calls on next PM to reduce business rates
The Retail Jobs Alliance, a coalition of retailers including Morrisons, Greggs and Tesco, has called on both Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss to pledge to cut business rates, which it said were โkilling our high streetsโ. The group, also consisting of Co-op, Kingfisher,, RivingtonHark, Sainsburyโs, and Waterstones, said it feared…
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May- 2022 -4 MayHigh Street
Retail Jobs Alliance demands business rates reform
An alliance of retail companies including Tesco, Sainsburyโs, Greggs and Waterstones are forging a new coalition to urge Rishi Sunak to move ahead with reforms to Britain’s decades-old business rates regime, according to Sky News. The group, which is calling itself the Retail Jobs Alliance, has written to the chancellor…
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Apr- 2022 -26 AprilComment
Why retailers must change their data approach to overcome Amazon
The post-pandemic business landscape has seen retailers fast-track their digital efforts in an attempt to become truly omni-channel โ and safeguard against a repeat of 2020โs disruption. Conversely (and perhaps more interestingly), weโre also getting a better sense of where bricks and mortar fits into the strategies of the digital-first…
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Jun- 2021 -18 JuneEntertainment
Waterstones FY20 revenues decline 4.3% to ยฃ376m
Waterstones has reported a 4.3% year-on-year decline in revenues to ยฃ376m for the 52 weeks ended 25 April 2020. The books retailer also saw a contraction in profits after tax, falling 8.3% from ยฃ22.7m in FY19 to ยฃ20.8m in FY20. For consecutive years, no dividend was paid or declared during…
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May- 2021 -21 MayCoronavirus
Ikea and Primark most searched for brands since reopening, study finds
Ikea and Primark have been the most searched for brands following restrictions being lifted in April, according to new data from Dojo which has revealed the UKโs spending habits.ย The UK payment provider analysed Google search volumes to reveal the most in-demand brands post-lockdown, and which activities Brits were looking…
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