Comments on: Wesley Owen: 27 Christian Bookshops Wiped Off the Map

By: STL UK: Goodbye Crown Books, Hello Retail Partnership « UKCBD: The Christian Bookshops Blog

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 06:32:55 +0000

[...] Retail Partnership, STL Distribution, STL UK, Woking | Leave a Comment Back in January, John Gaines asked: I presume that Woking as a franchise will be able to go back to being an Indie. But what is [...]

By: Phil Groom

Phil Groom — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:36:13 +0000

Re. Walsall, see yesterday's update: Mother and son join forces to save Walsall’s Christian Bookshop Re. other branches, see today's: Living Oasis: A new and exciting vision for your local Christian Bookshop

By: David

David — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:29:34 +0000

Well they have started to close two of the branches down. Brighton and Walsall have both gone. They are in discussion with someone for the rest of the branches

By: John Gaines

John Gaines — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 01:01:49 +0000

I presume that Woking as a franchise will be able to go back to being an Indie. But what is happening to the Crown Retailers? Does anyone know if that scheme will continue?

By: Carole B

Carole B — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:07:29 +0000

Precisely – someone I spoke to, who works for Wesley Owen, had found out more from the on-line “Bookseller” article than internally.

By: Phil Groom

Phil Groom — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 10:47:27 +0000

Looks like they've been talking to the Bookseller though: Resolution expected soon for Wesley Owen

By: Carole B

Carole B — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 09:34:21 +0000

As is usual in so many cases, I understand that the Administrators are not keeping the remaining shops well informed of progress which is poor when staff are people with lives to plan and their customers also need to know.

By: Phil Groom

Phil Groom — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:51:05 +0000

Note added for you. Here’s hoping…

By: Ken Spence

Ken Spence — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:09:06 +0000

Yes please place it on Leeds page

By: Stronger Together – Weaker Apart « UKCBD: The Christian Bookshops Blog

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:59:45 +0000

[...] Owen left out in the cold and the rest of the company parcelled out between CLC, John Ritchie Ltd, Kingsway and Koorong. Bigger, it seems, is not always better — but connected surely is, and hopefully as a [...]