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gptkbp:instanceOf
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book retailer
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gptkbp:CEO
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gptkb:James_Daunt
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gptkbp:competitor
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gptkb:Foyles_(before_acquisition)
gptkb:Amazon
gptkb:WHSmith
Blackwell's (before acquisition)
independent bookshops
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gptkbp:countryOfOperation
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gptkb:Belgium
gptkb:Gibraltar
gptkb:Ireland
gptkb:Netherlands
gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:founded
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1982
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gptkbp:founder
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gptkb:Tim_Waterstone
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gptkbp:headquarters_location
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gptkb:London,_England
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Waterstones
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gptkbp:industry
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retail
bookselling
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gptkbp:logo
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Waterstones logo.svg
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gptkbp:notableAcquisition
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gptkb:Blackwell's
gptkb:Ottakar's
gptkb:Dillons
gptkb:Foyles
gptkb:Hatchards
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gptkbp:notableEmployee
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gptkb:Tim_Waterstone
gptkb:James_Daunt
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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James Daunt appointed as managing director in 2011
acquisition by Elliott Management in 2018
acquisition of Blackwell's in 2022
acquisition of Dillons in 1999
acquisition of Foyles in 2018
acquisition of Hatchards in 1990
acquisition of Ottakar's in 2006
opened first store in Old Brompton Road, London
rebranding from Waterstone's to Waterstones in 2012
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:Waterstones_Book_of_the_Year_award
gptkb:Waterstones_Card_loyalty_program
gptkb:Waterstones_Children's_Book_Prize
hosts author events
in-store cafes
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gptkbp:numberOfLocations
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over 300
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gptkbp:parentCompany
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gptkb:Elliott_Management_Corporation
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gptkbp:previousName
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gptkb:Waterstone's
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gptkbp:product
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gptkb:newspaper
books
gifts
toys
eBooks
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gptkbp:slogan
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gptkb:Feel_Every_Word
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gptkbp:stockExchange
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formerly listed on London Stock Exchange
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gptkbp:website
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https://www.waterstones.com/
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Hatchards
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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