RedGroup Retail: integration ‘complete’, Coote departs
RedGroup Retail , which operates Angus & Robertson, Whitcoulls, Borders ANZ, Supanews and Calendar Club, has announced that the process of integrating its separate businesses into one support office is...
REDgroup Retail extends debt, working capital
REDgroup Retail, the parent company of bookselling chains Angus & Roberston, Borders and Whitcoulls, has announced it has ‘completed negotiations to refinance its existing senior debt and working capital facility...
ARW Group rebrands as REDgroup Retail
ARW Group, which includes the Angus & Robertson, Borders and Whitcoulls book chains, has changed its name to REDgroup Retail. ‘The new brand offers an overarching identity for Angus &...
ARW looks forward to a strong Christmas, despite loss
While Angus & Robertson Whicoulls (ARW) has posted a $5.6-million full-year loss, managing director of the group Dave Fenlon told WBN the final figures represented ‘a good result'. The full-year...
In brief
Donoughue enters the blogospherePeter Donoughue, former managing director of John Wiley and Sons in Australia, has created a new blog Pub Date Critical (click here). In his first posts the former...
A&R launches POD ‘Espresso Book Machine’
Angus & Robertson Whitcoulls (ARW) has launched the first retail ‘Espresso Book Machine' (EBM) in Australia at its Melbourne Bourke Street store. The machine, which prints a book in seven...
Mackenzie, Boyes to leave ARW
Joan Mackenzie, group book specialist, and Justin Boyes, group marketing manager, are stepping down from their roles at A&R Whitcoulls. WBN understands that this is due to the bookselling chain's...
Draper steps down as group managing director at ARW
Ian Draper has decided to step down from the position of ARW (Angus & Robertson Whitcoulls) group managing director, following the recent purchase by ARW of Borders Australia, New Zealand...
Campradt stands down as Borders MD
John Campradt has resigned as managing director of Borders Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. Campradt, who was appointed to the position in 2002 and has seen the Australasian operations increase...
Borders purchase: ARW to complete ‘full strategic review’ before any integration
Angus & Robertson Whitcoulls (ARW), which announced on Friday that it will acquire 100% of Borders' Australia/New Zealand/Singapore operations, will need to ‘complete a full strategic review of the Borders...
ARW buys Borders after all!
Less than three months after saying it was 'unlikely' such a deal would go ahead ARW has announced it will acquire 100% of Borders Australia/New Zealand/Singapore businesses--which includes 30 Borders...
A&R and Borders ‘unable to reach agreement’
Angus & Robertson Whitcoulls (ARW) has announced that negotiations with Borders on a deal to acquire its Australian and New Zealand stores have ceased. 'As a result, it is unlikely...