Waterstones shows there is still life in the British high street "The survival of bookshops wasn’t inevitable. Much of the industry seemed destined for pulping. Foyles and Blackwell’s, two iconic chains, struggled with profitability before being bought by Waterstones under the dynamic Mr Daunt. The Booksellers Association, the industry’s trade body, recorded a long decline in independent bookshops starting in 1995, which finally levelled off in 2016." https://www.economist.com/britain/2026/04/19/waterstones-shows-there-is-still-life-in-the-british-high-street?giftId=M2I5YThjMmEtOWQ4MS00ODZlLWI2MDAtZTkzNjY4OWMzZmUw&utm_campaign=gifted_article #bookstodon #UK