WHOLESALE - REATAIL TRADE NEWS JULY 2010   Wholesalers urged to start building stock for Christmas Fake £1 coins jeopardising retail profits Book wholesaler launches CD range Bingley retailers give mixed reactions to Sainsbury's plans Will an independent retailer move into vacant Preston premises? Southall retailers benefitting from council funding Will Wick shoppers be attracted to retailer's expansion? Chorlton's independent retail sector expected to grow Book Wholesaler announces Norwich move Lancashire man fined for selling fake designer clothes on eBay New Tesco store in Whitby could 'impact' local retailers Empty retail spaces could be turned into schools Stock management and rent negotiations helping retailers survive A-board rules relaxed for Shropshire retailers Burberry sees rise in sales Stolen goods uncovered in Hertfordshire Independent retailers 'must offer greater service' Boxing Day Sunday trading blow Empty shops in Egham look dreadful Shoppers continue to spend big online Jail term for selling fake DVDs on eBay Toys R Us snaps up entrepreneur's toy train St Albans shopkeeper given notice Independent moves into Liverpool One   European visitors to The Wholesaler click here   What’s New At The Wholesaler UK New Categories added recently Wholesale Jeans Wholesale Wall Art - Murals Wholesale iphones Wholesale Golf Equipment Mini Moto wholesale - Quad Bikes Trade News Archive 2010  January   February   March   April   May June Subscribe to our newsletter   Go to The Wholesaler UK Directory 21st July 2010 Book Wholesaler announces Norwich move One of the UK's leading wholesale books companies is relocating from its headquarters in Leeds to a new, larger premises in Norwich. Bertrams, which in the wake of the Woolworths collapse last year was acquired by Smith News, is moving from its existing 3,700 sq m building to a 17,000 sq m site in East Anglia, PrintWeek reports. Michael Neil, Bertrams' managing director, said that while between 120 and 130 positions would be lost in West Yorkshire, roughly the same number of new jobs will be offered to new employees in Norwich. "We would love it if everyone could move over, but only a handful of employees are able to move," he told the news provider. "We move books from Norwich to Leeds and then ship them from there. It will be far more efficient this way." Mr Neil went on to say that the move is expected to be completed by the end of September. Bertrams was founded in 1968 and supplies books and related products to both small and large retailers in the UK and abroad. © 2010 Comment on this news story   Trade News Archive 2009  January   February   March   April   May   June   July   August   September   October   November   December Trade News Archive 2008  December   November   October   September August   July   June   May   April   March   February   January