Indigo, Atlantic publisher partnership delivers holiday sales bump
The success is a win for Indigo’s new local-experience strategy.
Toronto’s Parentbooks, closing after nearly 35 years, was an international destination and community touchstone
The store closes after nearly 35 years in operation at the end of January.
CIBA: Canadian indie booksellers blame Amazon for forcing PRH/S&S mega-merger
The Canadian Independent Booksellers Association has released a statement expressing concern over the proposed sale of Simon & Schuster to Penguin Random House’s parent company Bertelsmann.
5 ways the 2020 Type Books holiday window delivers magic in the midst of a lockdown
Paul Dotey, bookseller, illustrator, and designer of the store’s eye-catching windows, gave Q&Q a glimpse behind the magic of the perfect jolly display.
Bookstore spotlight: The 50-year legacy of A Different Drummer Books
A Different Drummer Books has survived 50 years in the turbulent bookselling business thanks to the community of booklovers in Burlington, Ont.
Distributors began early in the quest to get inventory home for the holidays
“All the evidence we’ve seen is that people are shopping early for Christmas,” says David Glover, marketing and publicity director at Thomas Allen & Son.
Indigo appoints award-winning doctor and spoken-word artist Chika Stacy Oriuwa to board of directors
Oriuwa is also a writer and advocate for racialized and marginalized populations.
Indigo joins the #15PercentPledge as part of detailed diversity and inclusion commitments
The viral initiative, launched by former Torontonian Aurora James, calls upon retailers to dedicate at least 15 per cent of their shelf space to Black-owned businesses.
Indigo location in B.C. the third to unionize in a month; company responds with employee incentives
The move to unionize Canada’s largest book-retail chain and department store began with Mississauga Square One workers.