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2. List of bookstore chains - Wikipedia

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   Books-A-Million - 2nd & Charles. Borders Books and Music - closed all locations in 2011. Brentano's - closed all locations in 2011. Crown Books - closed all locations in 2001. Deseret Book - also operates Seagull Book. Encore Books - defunct 1999. Family Christian Stores - closed all locations in 2017. Follett's.

3. Waterstones - Wikipedia

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   Waterstones Booksellers Limited, trading as Waterstones (formerly Waterstone's ), is a British book retailer that operates 311 shops, mainly in the United Kingdom and also other nearby countries. [5] As of February 2014, it employs around 3,500 staff in the UK and Europe. [5] An average-sized Waterstones shop sells a range of approximately ...

4. Dillons the Bookstore - Wikipedia

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   Dillons the Bookstore. Coordinates: 51°31′20.4″N 0°7′56.06″W. The main entrance to Dillons' flagship Gower Street branch in London in 1996. Dillons was a British bookseller founded in 1936, named after its founder and owner Una Dillon. Originally based in Bloomsbury in London, the company expanded under subsequent owners Pentos in the ...

5. Foyles - Wikipedia

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   Brothers William and Gilbert Foyle founded the business in 1903. After failing entrance exams for the civil service, the brothers offered their redundant textbooks for sale and were inundated by offers. This inspired them to launch a second-hand book business from home. [4] Flushed with success, they opened a small shop on Station Parade in ...

6. Blackwell's - Wikipedia

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   Blackwell's. Blackwell UK, also known as Blackwell's and Blackwell Group, is a British academic book retailer and library supply service owned by Waterstones. It was founded in 1879 by Benjamin Henry Blackwell, [4] after whom the chain is named, on Broad Street, Oxford. The brand now has a chain of 18 shops, and an accounts and library supply ...

7. Hatchards - Wikipedia

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   Hatchards is an English bookshop claiming to be the oldest in the United Kingdom, founded on Piccadilly in 1797 by John Hatchard. After one move, it has been at the same location on Piccadilly next to Fortnum & Mason since 1801, and the two stores are also neighbours in St. Pancras railway station as of 2014. It has a reputation for attracting ...