In 2011, he was appointed managing director of Waterstones at a time when the chain was in a seeming death loop of forced ...

Earlier this month the boss of Waterstones, James Daunt, said he is planning to open dozens of new bookshops in 2025 in the UK. He also hinted at a potential flotation in London or New York.

In addition, 45 new independent bookshops opened their doors in 2024, slightly fewer compared to the 51 new stores of 2023. Most of these are located in the East of England and London, but there ...

LONDON (AP) — The British government said Friday it has no plans to change a law barring young people from being imprisoned ...

Britain’s independent bookshops are “bucking the trend of high street decline”, according to a trade group, with last year’s number of stores remaining near a recent 10-year high. The UK and Ireland ...

Renée Zellweger hit the red carpet on Monday for the premiere of “Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy” in Paris. The two-time Oscar-winning actress stars in the latest installment of the “Bridget Jones” ...

Waterstones boss James Daunt has said he plans to open dozens more bookshops this year in the UK, along with considering a potential flotation in London or New York. He told the Financial Times it ...

West London's much-loved curio, a bookshop in an old tube station, will be closing as a bookshop, the owners have announced, ...

The bookseller cited the trend of the return to work as a key factor in its pre-tax profit surging from £11.2m to £42.9m in ...