Waterstones acquires Blackwell’s, the UK’s biggest independent bookseller

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Waterstones acquires Blackwell’s, the UK’s biggest independent bookseller
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Sale of 143-year-old family-owned business marks a further concentration of the industry

Blackwell's bookshop in Oxford. Toby Blackwell, the outgoing owner, says Waterstones is ‘the right buyer’.Blackwell's bookshop in Oxford. Toby Blackwell, the outgoing owner, says Waterstones is ‘the right buyer’.Last modified on Mon 28 Feb 2022 21.21 GMT, has acquired the country’s largest independent bookseller, Blackwell’s, ending 143 years of family ownership and signalling a further concentration of the bookselling industry.

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