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Brothers William and Gilbert Foyle founded the business in 1903. After failing entrance exams for the civil service, the brothers offered their redundant textbooks for sale and were inundated by offers. This inspired them to launch a second-hand book business from home. [4] Flushed with success, they opened a small shop on Station Parade in ...
William Foyle. William Alfred Westropp Foyle (1885–1963) was a British bookseller and businessman who co-founded Foyles bookshop in 1903 with his brother Gilbert Foyle. William Foyle was one of the leading London booksellers of the 20th century. In 1903 he opened his first bookshop with his brother Gilbert and by the late 1920s the business ...
We first earned our bookselling chops in 1903 when the brothers William and Gilbert Foyle, after having failed their civil service exams, started selling off their unwanted textbooks. Enter 115 years of family-owned independent bookselling, turning that first kitchen table venture into a beloved, world-famous bookshop brand and the stuff of legend.
Mar 16, 2015 · Foyles. Foyles was founded in London in 1903 by brothers William and Gilbert Foyle. "It took the best part of a year to actually transform the business, to bring in business practices one would ...
Jul 14, 2019 · The author is the oldest grandson of William Foyle who, with his brother Gilbert, set up the bookselling business in July 1903. Bill was Executive Vice-Chairman of the company from shortly after the death of Christina Foyle in 1999 until 2008 and a non-executive director until the business was sold to Waterstones in September 2018.
Jan 23, 2003 · It was actually on 14 July, 1903 that two brothers, William, 17, and Gilbert Foyle, 18, sold their first wholesale book. But months earlier, they had started in business by flogging some unwanted ...
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Jun 5, 2014 · It said Foyle’s above on entrance; Foyles above another; William Foyle, who founded the original store with his brother Gilbert, once said: ‘More important than reviews or advertisements for the making of a bestseller is word-of-mouth recommendation.Best of all is praise or denunciation from a church pulpit.’ Plus ca change…
