Retail Partners

Borders (UK) Ltd

Borders (UK) Ltd is the UK division of Borders Group Inc. Within Borders (UK) there are two brands Borders & Books etc.

Borders

Borders are firmly committed to delivering the best range, the best browsing environment and the best customer experience in the marketplace.

Books etc

Books etc stores carry a wide range of titles, and the company policy of autonomous buying allows each manager to fine-tune their stock to match the local needs and customer profile.

WH Smith PLC is one of the UK's leading retail groups with 543 high street stores and 129 travel stores at airport, train station and motorway service area locations across the UK, High Street Retail sells a wide range of newspapers, magazines, stationery, books and entertainment products. Travel Retail sells a tailored range of newspapers, magazines, books and confectionery products for people on the move.

Foyles was founded in 1903 by two brothers: when William and Gilbert Foyle failed their Civil Service examinations, they decided to sell their textbooks. Such was the response to their advert that they could have sold them many times over, so they determined to start a bookshop. The unwanted textbooks became the modest foundation stone of what was to become the world's greatest bookshop. The business has been on Charing Cross Road since 1906 and is still privately owned.

Blackwell UK Ltd is the market leader in academic and professional bookselling in the UK. As well as over 60 bookshops throughout England, Scotland and Wales, Blackwell UK Ltd operates an online bookshop,and a specialised medical exhibitions business, namely Blackwell Exhibitions.

Bertram Books is the UK's leading book wholesaler. Bertram Books was founded in a chicken shed almost 40 years ago, by the late Elsie Bertram MBE and her son, as a family-run business.  From humble beginnings, Bertrams has developed and expanded to become one of the premier forces in the book trade

As one of the UK's largest distributors of DVD, video, multimedia, music and books, THE are switched on to customer's needs. With more than 160,000 lines in stock and over 99% of deliveries completed the very next day you can see why their clients rate them so highly.

Easons has existed through some of the most exciting events in Irish history and has grown to become the main supplier in Ireland of books, newspapers and magazines.

Amazon.co.uk is the trading name for Amazon EU Sàrl and Amazon Services Europe S.à.r.l. Both companies are subsidiaries of Amazon.com--the leading online retailer of products that inform, educate, entertain and inspire. The Amazon group also has online stores in the United States, Germany, France, Japan and Canada. Amazon.co.uk has its origins in an independent online store, Bookpages, which was established in 1996 and acquired by Amazon.com in early 1998.

Waterstone's mission is to be the leading Bookseller on the High Street and online providing customers the widest choice, great value and expert advice from a team passionate about Bookselling. Waterstone's aims to interest and excite its customers and continually inspire people to read and engage in books.

Gardners Books are the UK's leading book wholesaler offering the largest range of titles in stock and easy ordering facilities for any British or American book in print. Gardners pride themselves on delivering the books and services required in today's demanding retail environment.  From the local bookshop to the multinational company, Gardners specialise in meeting the needs of the bookseller, whether in the UK or internationally.