UK's Indie Bookstores Shuttering At Rate Of Two Per Week
"With independents blaming increased competition from the internet, supermarkets, a declining British high street and the credit crunch for their troubles, figures from the Booksellers Association show that 102 independent stores closed in 2009, leaving just 1,289 left in the UK - a decline of 27% since 1999." The Guardian (UK) 02/09/10

Posted February 9, 2010 08:13 AM