Blackwell book chain owner plans to hand firm over to staff
• Toby Blackwell says he intends to emulate John Lewis
• Employee-owned firms do better in slump, study finds
The privately owned book chain Blackwell has outlined plans to copy the way that the John Lewis department store does business – and hand ownership of the company over to its 900 staff.
From: Books: Books + News | guardian.co.uk
Wednesday, 8 September, 2010
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