Tag: bookstores
Second wave of layoffs at Amazon: Online giant cuts 9,000 jobs
Amazon The online retailer is again cutting 9,000 jobs. (Photo: dpa) san francisco The world’s largest online retailer Amazon starts the second wave of layoffs within a few months. CEO…
Widow achieves stage victory in inheritance dispute with daughter
Catherine von Furstenberg-Dussmann The entrepreneur has been Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees of the Peter Dussmann Foundation since 2011. (Photo: Dussmann Group) Dusseldorf Catherine von Fürstenberg-Dussmann is rarely seen…
Publishers and booksellers are defying the crisis – books could become more expensive
Dusseldorf The German book trade is beginning to feel that consumers have to save in view of inflation. By December 11, sales were down 3.9 percent year-on-year, according to figures…
Penguin boss Markus Dohle leaves the group after the US takeover collapsed
Markus Dohle The manager resigns from his board position at Bertelsmann. (Photo: Bertelsmann) Dusseldorf After the Bertelsmann subsidiary Penguin Random House failed with the takeover of the New York publisher…
Dussmann posts record sales – and intends to continue growing in technical services
Dusseldorf The Dussmann Group has announced the highest turnover in its 59-year company history. Last year, the key figure rose by 11.2 percent to 2.31 million euros, as can be…
Amazon is closing its own bookstores
new York Amazon’s farewell comes as a surprise. On Wednesday evening, the Seattle-based world leader in e-commerce announced that it intends to close all of its own physical bookstores, four-star…