Ottakar's
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Ottakar's was a chain of bookshops in the United Kingdom founded in 1987 by James Heneage. Following a takeover by the HMV Group in 2006, the chain was merged into the Waterstone's brand.
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Industry | Retail bookshop |
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Founded | 1987 |
Founder | James Heneage |
Defunct | Late 2006 |
Fate | Sold off |
Successor | Waterstone's |
Headquarters | St John's House, London |
Number of locations | 141 (2006)[1] |
Area served | UK |
Key people | Philip Dunne James Heneage Michael Hitchcock David Adams Mark Fane John Thornton |
Products | Books |
Revenue | £176 million (2006)[1] |
-£3.2 million (2006)[1] | |
Total assets | £18.4 million (2006)[1] |
Owner | HMV Group |
Number of employees | 2,243 (2006)[1] |
Subsidiaries | Town Booksellers Limited |
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