Sales up 8% for US indies in 2012
In the US, unit sales for independent bookstores in 2012 were up eight percent compared to 2011, reports Shelf Awareness. The results are based on sales at 500 independent bookstores...
Booksellers to participate in Westfield ‘Super Saturday’ promotion
Booksellers located within Westfield shopping centres across the country will be among the retailers offering special deals to shoppers on Saturday 1 December as part of the Westfield ‘Super Saturday’...
Avid, Riverbend team up for Christmas review night
Riverbend Books and the Avid Reader, both based in Brisbane, held their annual Christmas party together on Monday night, using it to share staff knowledge on the books in their...
ARA predicts stronger Christmas sales
The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) is predicting that Christmas sales in the retail sector will increase 3.9% on the same period last year. The association predicts retail consumers will spend...
Australia Post to deliver on weekends this Christmas
Australia Post has announced it will deliver parcels to households on weekends in November and December this year, as well as extending opening hours for parcel collections at its retail...