Barnes & Noble will close their store in Dallas‘s Preston Royal Village on Sunday after 15 years, saying that “we were unfortunately unable to reach a commercial agreement with our landlord to keep this store open.” The company is looking for a new location nearby.
Archives for June 2021
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Waterstones Sales Fell to New Low
Waterstones filed a belated report for their fiscal year ending April 25, 2020, including only the earliest days of the pandemic, with sales falling £17 million to £376 million — the lowest level yet following a long period of general decline — down 4.3 percent from £393 million in the prior fiscal year. Operating profit was up modestly at £32.6 million (compared to £29.7 million), but pre-tax profit fell by £4 million to £22.5 million, down 15 percent. The company notes that Covid-19 “has had, and continues to have, a significant adverse impact on Waterstones.” They add that, “Footfall and sales […]
The Office: Macmillan Pilots Program For Hybrid and All-Remote Work
In line with the plans announced by Pan Macmillan in the UK, Macmillan’s US trade and shared services division announced its own “hybrid and remote-friendly work model” on a pilot basis. Employees whose work can be done remotely can “choose the number of days per week they work in the office, or choose to work fully remotely.” The program will run through June 30, 2022, and those who work in-person three or more days a week will receive assigned seating. The Macmillan office at 120 Broadway will reopen on October 18 for those working in-person. Macmillan ceo Don Weisberg said […]
Branding
As of July 7, HarperCollins will institute interim changes on new books from former Houghton Mifflin Harcourt lines as they “continue to work to integrate the companies.” Frontlist and reprinted adult books going to press that were published by HMH will use the Mariner name and colophon, and children’s books will use the Clarion name and branding. These changes will apply to audio as well. HMH Productions has been renamed HarperCollins Productions. The terms of the acquisition of HMH Books & Media do not allow HarperCollins to use the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt name or branding on a on-going basis.
People, Etc.
At Little, Brown Children’s, Esther Cajahuaringa has been promoted to editor, and Regan Winter has been promoted to associate editor. Wendy Wong has been promoted to associate editor at Harper Business. Samantha Lubash has been promoted to assistant editor at Simon Element. At Avery and Tarcher Perigree, Farin Schlussel has been promoted to marketing director, and Roshe Anderson has been promoted to marketing manager. Casey Maloney becomes publicity director of TarcherPerigee. At Macmillan Children’s, Morgan Rath has been promoted to senior publicist; Katie Quinn to senior marketing manager; Teresa Ferraiolo to marketing manager; and Gabriella Salpeter to associate marketing manager. […]