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Research flags key role physical stores play in boosting shoppers’ book discovery and buying experience

Research flags key role physical stores play in boosting shoppers’ book discovery and buying experience

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Book retailersStaff WriterOctober 7, 2024Booksellers Association, Books, AI, Employees, Stores, Research, Book retailers, 2024 RTIH Innovation Awards, Online retail, Social mediaComment

Reading apps: how technology is transforming the way we consume books

Reading apps: how technology is transforming the way we consume books

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BooksStaff WriterMay 20, 2024Mobile apps, Reading, Books, Ebooks, Digital technologyComment

Books-A-Million expands same-day delivery service to customers in the US with Walmart GoLocal

Books-A-Million expands same-day delivery service to customers in the US with Walmart GoLocal

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Same day deliveryStaff WriterMarch 1, 2024Books-A-Million, Walmart GoLocal, US retail, Books, Same day delivery, Online delivery, E-commerce, Online retailComment

Books-A-Million taps Walmart GoLocal platform for same and next day delivery initiative

Books-A-Million taps Walmart GoLocal platform for same and next day delivery initiative

Online deliveryStaff WriterSeptember 6, 2023Books-A-Million, Walmart, Walmart GoLocal, Same day delivery, Next day delivery, Online delivery, US retail, Book retailers, Books, Omnichannel retail, Stores, National Read a Book DayComment

New edition of Omnichannel Retail: How to Build Winning Stores in a Digital World handbook released

New edition of Omnichannel Retail: How to Build Winning Stores in a Digital World handbook released

BooksStaff WriterSeptember 6, 2023Omnichannel Retail: How to Build Winning Stores in a Digital World, Tim Mason, Sarah Jarvis, Books, Stores, Omnichannel retail, Online retailComment

Going back to our roots: Penguin Books launches vending machine at Exeter St. David's train station

Going back to our roots: Penguin Books launches vending machine at Exeter St. David's train station

BooksStaff WriterMarch 27, 2023Penguin Books UK, Books, Bookshop.org, Book retailers, Train stations, Exeter St. David's train station, Vending machines, Audiobooks, eBooksComment

Bookshop.org reveals books, authors, organisations that championed UK independent bookshops the most in 2022

Bookshop.org reveals books, authors, organisations that championed UK independent bookshops the most in 2022

BooksStaff WriterJanuary 25, 2023Bookshop.org, UK retail, Online retail, Books, Booksellers, Book retailers, Independent retailersComment

And the winner is…Bookshop.org announces Indie Champions Awards

And the winner is…Bookshop.org announces Indie Champions Awards

BooksStaff WriterNovember 16, 2022Bookshop.org, Book retailers, Independent retailers, Books, Online retail, Indie Champions AwardsComment

Bookshop.org UK takes wraps off Golden Bookmark Competition

Bookshop.org UK takes wraps off Golden Bookmark Competition

Book retailersStaff WriterOctober 10, 2022Bookshop.org, Books, Book retailers, Independent retailers, Omnichannel retail, Stores, Online retail, UK retail, US retail, Nicole VanderbiltComment

TfL Book Club launched as part of TfL and Hodder & Stoughton tie up

TfL Book Club launched as part of TfL and Hodder & Stoughton tie up

BooksStaff WriterJuly 26, 2022TfL, London, Hodder & Stoughton, Books, ebooks, TfL Book Club, Social media, Mobile apps, TransportComment

Wiley dives into the metaverse with launch of three new books

Wiley dives into the metaverse with launch of three new books

MetaverseStaff WriterJuly 7, 2022Wiley, Books, Metaverse, NFTs, Web3, Paris Hilton, E-commerce, Online retail, Blockchain technology, Omnichannel retailComment

Thrasio data: Books are still big business for Amazon sellers

Thrasio data: Books are still big business for Amazon sellers

Online retailStaff WriterFebruary 15, 2022Thrasio, Amazon, Books, CDs, Vinyl, Online retail, E-commerce, Online marketplacesComment

Books recommendation and retail platform Litalist goes live

Books recommendation and retail platform Litalist goes live

BooksStaff WriterJanuary 12, 2022Litalist, Book retailers, Books, Online retail, Click and Collect, Independent retailersComment

Bookshop.org celebrates one year of helping UK indie retailers

Bookshop.org celebrates one year of helping UK indie retailers

Book retailersStaff WriterNovember 2, 2021Bookshop.org, Nicole Vanderbilt, UK retail, Books, Independent retailers, Stores, Bricks and mortar retail, Coronavirus, AmazonComment

New book launch: Learning from China's Retail Revolution

New book launch: Learning from China's Retail Revolution

ChinaStaff WriterSeptember 21, 2021China, Books, Omnichannel retail, Stores, Online retail, The Future of Global Retail: Learning from China's Retail Revolution, E-commerce, Social commerce, Livestreaming, Invisible commerceComment

The Wizarding World and Audible in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone tie up

The Wizarding World and Audible in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone tie up

BooksStaff WriterJune 23, 2021The Wizarding World, Audible, Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, Books, Audiobooks, Coronavirus, Reading, AlexaComment

Martin Newman preps The Power of Customer Experience book launch

Martin Newman preps The Power of Customer Experience book launch

BooksStaff WriterApril 15, 2021The Power of Customer Experience, Martin Newman, The Customer First Group, RTIH Innovation Awards, Books, Customer experience, Kogan PageComment

Bookshop.org to celebrate Earth Day with Iceland boss Richard Walker

Bookshop.org to celebrate Earth Day with Iceland boss Richard Walker

EventsStaff WriterApril 8, 2021Bookshop.org, Richard Walker, The Green Grocer: One man's manifesto for corporate activism, Books, Iceland, Green retail, Sustainability, Earth Day, Events, Bricks and mortar retail, Online retail, Omnichannel retailComment

Jellybooks teams with publishers and retailers for Easter ebooks campaign

ebooksStaff WriterMarch 25, 2021Jellybooks, ebooks, Book shops, Book publishers, Coronavirus lockdown, Easter, Books, Online retailComment

Bookshop.org reaches £1 million milestone in UK

Bookshop.org reaches £1 million milestone in UK

Book shopsStaff WriterMarch 2, 2021Bookshop.org, Indie booksellers, Booksellers, Books, Online retail, Coronavirus, Omnichannel retail, Bricks and mortar retail, Independent retailers, Moon Lane Children's Toys and Books, UK retailComment