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ARW looks forward to a strong Christmas, despite loss

While Angus & Robertson Whicoulls (ARW) has posted a $5.6-million full-year loss, managing director of the group Dave Fenlon told WBN the final figures represented ‘a good result'. The full-...

more worries for Borders in the US?

Concerns about the state of Borders in the US are increasing, with reports that distributor Independent Publishers Group (IPG) has warned its publisher clients that 'Borders will not be paying IP...

Borders to open in Geelong

Borders will open a new store in Geelong on Victoria's surf coast tomorrow. The store, which will feature more than 100,000 titles, according to a Borders statement, will be managed by Paul Bordo...

Sales drop at Borders, but ANZ sale helps bottom line

Borders has reported a slow second quarter, but its losses were offset somewhat by the revenue injection from the sale of its Australian, NZ and Singapore stores to ARW.

Mackenzie, Boyes to leave ARW

Joan Mackenzie, group book specialist, and Justin Boyes, group marketing manager, are stepping down from their roles at A&R Whitcoulls. WBN understands that this is due to the bookselling chain's ...

B&N now unlikely to bid for Borders

Reversing last year's rumours, it now seems that US bookselling chain Barnes & Noble is unlikely to make any takeover bid for its main rival, Borders.

Draper steps down as group managing director at ARW

Ian Draper has decided to step down from the position of ARW (Angus & Robertson Whitcoulls) group managing director, following the recent purchase by ARW of Borders Australia, New Zealand and Sing...

Angus & Robertson Pitt Street closes

Angus and Robertson (A&R) in Pitt Street Mall, Sydney, closed on Sunday due to major redevelopment of several properties in the mall being undertaken by the Westfield group.  National operati...

Major investor calls for Amazon to buy Borders

William Ackerman, the billionaire hedge fund manager who is a major stakeholder in Borders Group Inc., has said that Borders should consider approaching Amazon.com about a possible...

Borders purchase: ARW to complete 'full strategic review' before any integration

Angus & Robertson Whitcoulls (ARW), which announced on Friday that it will acquire 100% of Borders' Australia/New Zealand/Singapore operations, will need to ‘complete a full strategic review...
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