News Tag: online retailers

November 23, 2009

WHSmith walks away from Borders deal

by Kay Murchie
WHSmith has abandoned talks with bookshop chain Borders, which is set to see Borders UK enter administration unless a sale is imminent. Borders is understood to not have sufficient cash to see it through to Christmas as it has suffered amid increased competition from supermarkets and online retailers, such as Amazon. As a result, the chain has been in talks with ...

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