Waterstones pre-tax profits plummet amid tech issue
The news comes despite the book retailer experiencing a 13% improvement in sales to ยฃ452.5m during 2023, as โfootfall and sales continue to recover post pandemicโ
Waterstones revealed that pre-tax profits fell to ยฃ11.2m in the year ending 29 April 2023 from ยฃ50.6m reported last year, as a technical issue led to a backlog of orders from bookshops.ย