Technical Bookshop owed over $1 million
Melbourne’s Technical Bookshop owed unsecured creditors an estimated $1.2 million when it went into voluntary administration in late August, according to an interim creditors’ report by administrators Peter Vince &...
Borders expanding
WBN understands that Borders is set to open at least four new stores before Christmas: at Camberwell in suburban Melbourne; in Canberra’s Civic; and at Mt Gravatt and Chermside in...
Technical Bookshop in administration
Melbourne's Technical Bookshop has entered voluntary administration.‘We're continuing to trade and are confident we can reach a solution,' managing director Caroline Radford told WBN. ‘This is a long-established family business...
Victorian indies cancel Xmas catalogue
The Victorian-based Independent Booksellers Network (IBN) has decided not to produce its Christmas catalogue this year, citing a lack of support from publishers.‘We've been doing the catalogue for 10 years...
Coles Myer in takeover talks
Coles Myer, Australia's second-largest retailer, has been in the news in the past week with confirmation that it has been approached by a possible buyer, most likely the US-based private...
‘Business as usual’ for Australian airport booksellers
In the wake of the recently uncovered terrorist plot to detonate explosives on several US-bound flights out of the UK, increased flight security measures have had mixed effects on airport...
Plastic bag ban to begin with Victoria
Victoria has announced a plan to phase out free plastic shopping bags by 2009. From 2009, retailers will be required to charge at least 10 cents per bag.The Victorian legislation...
HMV finally completes Ottakar’s takeover
UK-based retail giant HMV completed its acquisition of Ottakar's on 3 July, nearly a year after it first announced it was in discussions with the UK bookselling chain. HMV, which is the...
A&R expansion plan
Angus & Robertson (A&R) has announced plans to open over 45 new stores by the end of next year.Recently appointed general manager Dave Fenlon, who joined the company in January...
Review into rules for franchises
The Federal Government has announced a review into a number of key sections of the Franchising Code of Conduct.The review is aimed at strengthening the disclosures section of the Code,...
MINISTER WARNS OF RETAIL WORKER SHORTAGE
Federal Workplace Relations Minister Kevin Andrews has warned that Australia is facing a shortage of up to 22,000 workers in the retail sector over the next five years.Andrews is encouraging...


