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Katie Grant, Consumer Affairs Correspondent summarizes, Unlike Amazon and most chains stores, Bookshop was set up to boost sales at independent retailers, rather than entice customers away.
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| More than 20,000 customers have purchased books from Bookshop.org in the past week Photo: Getty |
A new online bookshop set up to compete with Amazon has proved a hit with the public, selling more than £400,000 worth of books in its opening week.
More than 20,000 customers have purchased books from Bookshop.org since the site began taking orders last Monday, with sales totalling £415,000, according to the retailer...
‘Welcomed by readers’
Nicole Vanderbilt, Bookshop’s UK managing director, said that in its opening week the retailer had attracted shoppers in all four UK nations, despite spending no money on marketing.
“We are very pleased with the results and we feel we have been very warmly welcomed by publishers, bookshops and, most importantly, readers,” Ms Vanderbilt said.
“Our top 15 performing bookshops include bookshops from all four nations,” she added.
Source: iNews
