Philippine Bookshop Case Study

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Register to read the introduction… That's not to say there weren't independent bookstores at the time: La Solidaridad Bookshop is an old independent bookstore, going as far back as 1965. Popular Bookstore is also one of those legacy franchises that didn't quite transition into a major chain. But let's go back to the two prominent bookstores of the time.33
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33Bibliophile Stalker - Essay: The Innovation of Philippine Bookstore Chains

4.4.2 Market Potential The printing and publishing industry of the Philippines currently caters primarily to the domestic market, but is slowly discovering a potential market abroad. Some players, particularly those that have the supply capability, have realized that a much larger market exists abroad, and that tapping this foreign market would increase their profitability.

According to Hoover's Online, publishing is a $750 billion business worldwide, and is led by major publishing houses such as Random House, Simon and Schuster, Bantam Doubleday Dell, and Time-Warner. According to the World Book Report 1998, book sales alone reached nearly $75 billion in 1996 in the top 20 markets in the world. These markets are led by the USA, Germany, Japan, United Kingdom, and France.34

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4.5 Competitive Profile
4.5.1 Profile of
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Inc. has also diversified and is currently involved in the distribution of environment-friendly merchandise known as Goodwill Organics. With the merging of Goodwill Organics in the vast merchandise already offered by Goodwill Trading Co., Inc., the Company dedicates itself to the advocacy of caring for and preserving our environment, thus making people’s lives safer, healthier and eco-friendlier.

Seventy-five years have passed since the late patriarch of Goodwill Bookstore, Manuel Y. Cancio, put up his first bookstore with his wife, Juana Tan-Cancio.

Today, Goodwill Bookstore with its affiliates EDCA Publishing and Distributing Corp., KATHA Publishing Co., Inc., and Bridges Bookstore, with its advocacy of fostering and developing the environment thru Goodwill Organics under its mother company Goodwill Trading Co. Inc., look forward to continue providing efficient service to its customers and to nurture Filipino minds and lives with the best of books, educational resources and eco-friendly products.

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BRIDGES BOOKSTORE - GREENHILLS
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