Foyles to install libraries in luxury UK retirement homes
In the UK, bookselling chain Foyles has made a deal with developer Elysian Residences to install libraries in its high-end retirement homes, reports the Times. For each Elysian Residences development,...
Waterstones buys Foyles
British bookshop chain Waterstones has acquired independent bookselling chain Foyles, reports the Bookseller. Foyles has been a family-run business for 115 years, and currently operates four shops in London, and...
The perfect Foyles: ABA conference keynote speaker Paul Currie on the UK book industry
Paul Currie, CEO of Foyles Bookshop in the UK, will deliver the keynote address at this year’s Australian Booksellers Association conference. He spoke to Jackie Tang about what Australian booksellers...
Foyles’ ‘bookshop of the future’ opens
UK bookseller Foyles has opened its new flagship London store on Charing Cross Road, reports the Bookseller. The four-storey store, which has been described as a ‘bookshop of the future’, can...
Foyles launches literary tours
UK bookselling chain Foyles will run literary tours to international and UK destinations from mid-2014, reports the Bookseller. The first international tour will be a 13-day trip to India with...
HarperCollins and Foyles to offer print, ebook bundles
In the UK, HarperCollins is partnering with bookselling chain Foyles to offer print and ebook bundles on eight selected titles, reports the Bookseller. The eight print titles will come shrink-wrapped...
UK booksellers offer exclusive content in bid to compete with Amazon
UK booksellers Waterstones and Foyles are offering books with extra chapters and exclusive bonus material in a bid to lure book buyers away from online retailers such as Amazon, reports...
Foyles in London to become ‘bookshop of the future’
London’s Foyles bookshop has partnered with the Bookseller to invite customers and industry experts to help design a ‘bookshop of the future’ for the 21st century. Located at 113-119 Charing...
Ingram partners with South African bookseller, Foyles in UK
Ingram announced in April that it will partner with South African bookseller Van Schaik to provide etextbooks via its VitalSource platform. Van Schaik, which has 55 stores in South Africa...