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Scribo to close, 50 staff affected; Brumby Books and Music 'will continue'
As reported in a Weekly Book Newsletter special bulletin on 1 July, PMP, parent company of book distributor Scribo, has announced it will close the business. PMP CEO Richard Allely to...
Scribo to acquire new warehouse site following sale to PMP
The Scribo Group will acquire a new warehouse site ‘large enough to accommodate our four businesses under one roof' as part of the company's business plan following its sale to PMP, according to...
The Scribo Group sold to PMP's Gordon and Gotch
The Scribo Group, the book distribution business created earlier this year when Brumby, Bookwise, Tower and Gary Allen merged, has announced its acquisition by Gordon and Gotch Australia (GGA). ...
Brumby, Bookwise, Gary Allen and Tower become The Scribo Group
Following an announcement in February that they would be merging, Brumby Books & Music, Bookwise, Gary Allen and Tower Books have announced a name for the new combined group. The new h...
Tower/Gary Allen and Bookwise/Brumby announce merger
Four of Australia's independent book distributors -- Bookwise, Gary Allen, Tower Books and Brumby Books & Music -- have announced that they have reached agreement to merge their operations.&n...
Brumby acquires Bloomings Books
The Brumby Group has announced its acquisition of Bloomings Books, which wholesales and distributes a range of gardening, botanical and natural history books, as well as publishing its own titles unde...
Genat to leave Bookwise
Gary Cobbledick, group managing director of Bookwise International, has announced the departure of Bookwise managing director Patricia Genat, who has led the company since 2003. Genat, who has s...
Brumby completes Bookwise acquisition
The sale of Bookwise to Brumby Holdings was completed on 1 May. ‘We are pleased that Bookwise is now back in Australian ownership,' said Gary Cobbledick, managing director of Brumby Holdings, wh...
Brumby to buy Bookwise
Brumby Books and Music has signed a ‘conditional contract' to purchase fellow distributor Bookwise International. Under the deal--reportedly worth over $450,000--Bookwise will remain ...
Brumby merges with New World Music
Mind-body-spirit (MBS) book distributor Brumby Books has merged with New World Music Australia. The new company is known as Brumby Books & Music. ‘Brumby Books & Mu...
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