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UK police investigating alleged £1.9 million fraud at Bertrams
Police have been called in following an allegation that an employee at UK book wholesaler Bertrams defrauded the company of £1.9 million.
Bertrams revenues drop 7.5%
Revenues at UK-based book distributor Bertrams have fallen 7.5% on a like-for-like basis.
Bertrams grows sales, but profits fall
UK-based book wholesaler Bertrams has reported a rise in sales of 13% in the last financial year, despite spending three months trading through the administration of its parent company Woolworths, but...
New owner for Bertrams
UK-based book wholesaler Bertrams has been bought by magazine distributor Smiths News (not connected to WHSmith).
Bertrams sale expected soon
UK-based book distributor Bertrams, which went into administration in December 2008, is expected to have a new owner by the end of January, according to the Bookseller.
Bertrams restarts supply to UK trade
UK-based distributor Bertrams has resumed trading with 'key suppliers' after an uncertain period following its parent company Woolworths going into administration.
Bertrams soldiers on as Woolworth UK goes under
Despite its parent company, the 800-store UK retailer Woolworths, going into administration, book distributor Bertrams has been kept out of the collapse and is insisting that it is 'business as usual....
Woolworths UK 'in crisis talks'
Woolworths UK -- which isn't connected to the Australian supermarket chain -- is reportedly 'in crisis talks' as it tries to avoid going into administration. Woolworths UK's distribution subsidai...
UK Booksellers' Association attacks Bertrams ruling
The UK's Booksellers' Association (BA) says that 85% of its members are against the acquisition of wholesaler Bertrams by Woolworths and the BA has attacked the UK's Competition Commission f...
Woolworths buys Bertams in UK
In the UK, The Bookseller reports that retail giant Woolworths Group PLC has bought wholesaler and library supplier Bertrams for £29m (A$72.5m). Bertrams exports British books to Australian...
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