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Cantillon: Bookseller plots expansion under new owners – and in Amazon’s shadow
Alexander Mamut
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‘On Christmas Eve there was always a sherry reception for the customers’
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Russian-owned chain recorded 29% profit increase in year to April 2017
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Buyers are circling the bookseller, which could be worth £200m
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Russian-owned bookseller has seen sales climb 7% in Irish stores in rising market
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