With almost 300 bookshops and employing over 3000 booksellers , Waterstones is the leading high street bookseller in the UK and Ireland. Amsterdam and Brussels play host to Waterstones’ European presence, and two further jewels in the bookseller’s crown are London’s Hatchards and Dublin’s legendary bookshop Hodges Figgis. Waterstones has opened several new shops over the last few years and invested in existing locations. The company also achieved a turnaround of fortunes for their online platform, Waterstones.com. In 2018 Waterstones further acquired British bookshop chain Foyles. Good bookselling and bookseller expertise is the driving force behind Waterstones’ bookshops, and every year Waterstones runs thousands of author events across the country from weekly story time sessions and book clubs to author talks and large book signings. One of the biggest events of the year is the prestigious Waterstones Children’s Book Prize, voted for by Waterstones’ expert booksellers. Other notable activity include the Waterstones Book Of The Year announcement and support for the Waterstones Children’s Laureate.
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203 – 206 Piccadilly
London, W1J 9HD, GB
Last night we celebrated the release of #SUNRISEONTHEREAPING all over the country with midnight openings, quizzes, activities, competitions and more! Thank you to all our wonderful booksellers and everyone who joined us, HAPPY HUNGER GAMES!!! 🔥
We’re #hiring. We are looking for a Building Surveyor to join our dynamic team here at Waterstones. You will be responsible for overseeing a proactive programme of external and internal repair and refurbishment schemes to ensure that our shop estate of 320 stores is fit for purpose and complies with legislation.
We’re #hiring. We are looking for a Shop Development Project Manager to join us. This role is remote so you can be based anywhere across the Midland or North of the UK including Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds or Liverpool. This is a varied and exciting role where you will be responsible for the planning, management and implementation of shop development and capital investment projects across our book shops.
It's World Book Day, and that means that across the country, school groups and families will be walking into a bookshop, some for the first time, and you can't stop our booksellers getting in on the action. Costumes, story times, book vouchers and fun; it's quite simply the best day of the year. Happy World Book Day! https://lnkd.in/eQeWGmpn
We’re #hiring. We are looking for an Accounts Payable Specialist to join our Finance team in Olton, Solihull. You will be part of a really friendly team, supporting wit the processing and approval of invoices and preparing them for payment. You will liaise with shops and suppliers to resolve any queries and maintain excellent supplier relationships. If you had a minimum of 12-18 months accounts experience, we'd love to hear from you.
'It's just really nice to read!' The pupils at Frederick Bremer School take us through the Older Readers shortlist, featuring changing perspectives, finding your place, jail breaks and falling in love. 📚 https://lnkd.in/eS4spVcu #WCBP25
'My favourite bit is a spoiler!' The Winns Primary School experts are back to share their thoughts on the Younger Readers category, featuring pillow goats, face changers, magical gems and non-evil stepmothers. 📚 https://lnkd.in/eS4spVcu #WCBP25
We’re #hiring. We are looking for a Health & safety Administrator to join us at our Burton Upon Trent site. This is a hybrid role (3 days on site / 2 days at home) with lots of variety and working alongside the fabulous Virender Sull Grad IOSH If you have solid H&S Admin experience, we would love to hear from you.
'I like the book because I like the pages' Our experts from The Winns Primary School take us through the Illustrated Books shortlist, featuring Daddy dumplings, colourful mountains, grannies in elf shoes and a bag of bats that smells like farts! 📚 https://lnkd.in/eS4spVcu #WCBP25
We’re #hiring. We have an exciting opportunity for an IT Helpdesk Team Lead to join our site in Burton Upon Trent. You will be leading a small team of three and providing face to face and remote support right across our business.