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Independent retailers are missing out on trade during the busiest period of the year as lockdown overshadows the run-up to Christmas by Simon Meechan, advanced content writer for the Chronicle, Journal and Sunday Sun.
For independent book shops, it's a double blow.
Forum Books' new home at The Chapel
Photo: Nigel John
The second national lockdown came hot on the heels of the Booker Prize announcing its 2020 shortlist. The winner is set to be announced on November 19, slap bang in the middle of the lockdown. Often the Booker Prize announcement leads to a spike in book sales and a vital income injection for booksellers..
With long lockdown nights ahead of us, there has never been a better time to settle down with a good book. And there has arguably never been a more important time to support independent businesses. Why not kill two birds with one stone and make an order from one of the region's independent bookshops?.
Source: Chronicle Live
