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    Hudson's book shops

    We had to order the new publications with library supply in mind.We had to predict the quantities the libraries would want so that they could be supplied from stock as soon as they were published.I used to love it when the library list arrived to see if I had got it right for my departments...
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    Hudson's book shops

    No coffee shop.books and maps a proper bookshop Hudsons never sold anything else sadly it was a different story when Dillons took over
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    Hudson's book shops

    Just found this site.I worked at Hudsons in the late 60's to mid 70's.There were definatly lots of female booksellers so to .say that it was a career only open to men is nonsense.The shop was always at 116 New street from when it opened in 1906 until Dillons moved it to the old Midland bank...
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