MORE THAN TEN CHRISTIAN BOOKSHOPS are now live with Hive, the initiative launched by mainstream wholesaler Gardners (discussed here earlier this year) to help bridge the gap between the online and the bricks & mortar shopping experience: The Hive Network is a radical new concept bringing the benefits of local high street retailing to the … Continue reading »
Listening to Liz Pilgrim, a riot-hit small retailer from Ealing on BBC R4 tonight was an inspiration, providing a strident rallying call for support to the High Street. Events of this past week have demonstrated that the UK High Street is hurting badly – in more ways than one. Shops in riot affected areas will have … Continue reading »
IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN — out come the dusters and the cobweb brushes as I make my annual (and always ongoing) attempt to bring all the UK Christian Bookshops Directory records up to date! Over the last year we’ve seen a lot of shops come and go, as well as change hands, and … Continue reading »
OVER THE PAST YEAR OR SO we’ve had numerous conversations and discussions about the future shape of Christian bookselling and retailing. We’ve seen the sad demise of the former SPCK bookshops (a story that’s far from over), the break-up of Wesley Owen following the collapse of STL UK when Biblica overreached itself (for what that cost, … Continue reading »
SO WRITES PAUL IN CANADA at Christian Book Shop Talk, discussing the criteria by which retailers select their suppliers — but is he right? Paul is, of course, addressing Canada’s situation — but how similar is that to ours here in the UK? Personally I am reluctant to place so much weight on supplier incompetence, … Continue reading »
Last Updated August 31, 2010 As more and more of us are connecting with our customers and one another via facebook, I figured it was about time to compile an index. If your company is on facebook but not listed here, shout out and I’ll update the list; and if you’re not there yet, why … Continue reading »
