A new website for independent bookshops is just what the industry needs

Does the path to survival for streets business go through making peace with the online world? As the financial prospects of new lockdowns across Europe cast a dark shadow on the future of retail businesses, the author and BBC broadcaster Simon Jenkins positively welcomes the launch of a new website in the UK that sells books under the flag of 130 independent booksellers. In this piece for the Guardian, he comments on why this type of collaboration could help keep independent retailers afloat during the pandemic.