Waterstones has unveiled plans to relocate two of its bookshops to
new premises and will complete major refurbishments of four branches
this autumn.
In October, Waterstones will relocate its Kensington bookshop to new
premises at 130 Kensington High Street. Opening just across the road
from the current Waterstones bookshop, the new shop will trade across
two floors.
The Guildford branch will move to a new property on the town’s High
Street in November with plans for a large Children’s section and
improved range across the shop.
Under plans to invest in its bookshops, Waterstones is undertaking a
major refurbishment of its Kalverstraat bookshop in Amsterdam. The shop
is being redecorated throughout and work is underway on a new shop
front, lighting scheme and children’s department with picture book
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The announcement of the refurbishment programme follows the news that Waterstones will open two new bookshops in Rustington and Hove
in the next few weeks. Once Hove and Rustington open, Waterstones,
including Foyles, Hatchards, Hodges Figgis and branches in Ireland,
Brussels and Amsterdam, will have 294 bookshops.
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Source: The Bookseller