EDDIE OLLIFFE reflects on the current state of High Street Christian bookselling after so many recent closures and asks important questions about the way forward: It has felt like a tsunami of bad news of late with so many Bookshop closures. The UK has lost 26% of its Bookshops since 2006 (over 400 outlets according to … Continue reading
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Light Shines on in the Darkness as more Redundancies and Shop Closures hit Wesley Owen
Update, 26/1/2011: Official announcements about the closures have now been posted by Wesley Owen: Bath | Bristol (pdfs, identical apart from the store locations and dates of closure) The Bath Chronicle published a report on Weds 25/1/2012: Christian bookshop closes its doors NEWS EMERGED YESTERDAY of further redundancies at Wesley Owen as the Bath and Bristol stores closed … Continue reading
Good News as CWR appoint Roger Compton and extend ebooks range
CONGRATULATIONS TO CWR on their recent appointment of Roger Compton as their UK Retail Merchandiser for dated, seasonal and core titles — and congratulations to Roger himself, too, of course! In a Trade Announcement posted in the Christian Authors, Booksellers and Publishers facebook group last week (Wednesday 26th October), Eddie Olliffe wrote: CWR is pleased to inform … Continue reading
News Roundup: The Ups and Downs Edition – from UTB Celebrations to Wesley Owen Woes
A VERY MIXED BAG of news this week, from celebrations at Unicorn Tree Books to Wesley Owen’s woes as they face the trauma of staff cuts in the shops. On the celebrations front, this is this blog’s 500th post, so a huge thank you to everyone who has contributed to the project’s development and success … Continue reading
News Roundup: CLC Updates | Farewell to Fools | Jobs at BRF and Eden | Roger Compton leaves TMD | and more…
CLC Updates: London and Leicester Farewell to Fools Jobs at BRF and Eden Roger Compton leaves TMD Social Media Update Special Offers around the Shops CLC Updates: London and Leicester London: CLC are relocating in central London, from Holborn Viaduct to Ave Maria Lane (photos below), just a stone’s throw from St Paul’s Cathedral. The Holborn … Continue reading
News Roundup: Celebrating 10 Years Online | Commentaries Sale at Wesley Owen | More Shops Seeking New Owners | More Than Another Day of Prayer | New Blog for Caritas Music
Celebrating 10 Years Online Commentaries Sale at Wesley Owen More Shops Seeking New Owners More Than Another Day of Prayer New Blog for Caritas Music GOT NEWS? If you have news you’d like to share about your shop or staff, please leave a comment or contact me direct to be included in the next News Roundup… … Continue reading
2010 and the Christian Book Trade: A Year according to the Web Stats
2010: how was it for you? The question’s a little premature, of course: we’ve still got a few days to go. But from a web stats perspective, here’s how it’s been in this little corner of the blogosphere, with the top ten posts as follows, set out as post date, title, page views. 26/01/10 Living Oasis: … Continue reading
What’s happening at Wesley Owen? David Chant gives us the inside story
If you’re anything like me, you’ve no doubt been wondering how things are going for Wesley Owen’s survivors under their new Aussie owners, Koorong. So I put on my Aussie hat (made from genuine ’roo hide) to give myself an authentic Oz presence and invited the inimitable David Chant from Wesley Owen Birmingham to tell … Continue reading
Living Oasis News Roundup: Nationwide rollout plans gather momentum (updated)
Update, 26/02/2010: Wesley Owen Sutton facebook page is now Living Oasis Sutton: Good news for Sutton! Following this month’s opening of the first Living Oasis store in Harrogate (reported here on Monday), momentum is gathering around the country as other former branches of Wesley Owen prepare for their prospective new owners, Nationwide Christian Trust, to step … Continue reading
News Roundup: Carlisle, Harrogate and Walsall (Updated)
Redundancies at STL Distribution, Carlisle News emerged over the weekend of fresh redundancies at STL Distribution, Carlisle, with 10 warehouse staff leaving on Friday, Feb 19th. Sources indicate that the total workforce is expected to be cut by 1/3, with the next round of redundancies cutting staff in the Customer Services section due to be … Continue reading
