Got a confidential news tip? Maybe it helped you rediscover the beauty in life. Powell's Books is a chain of bookstores in Portland, Oregon, and its surrounding metropolitan area. Maybe it served as a welcome escape. [31] In response to issues identified by the organizing employees, Powell's updated and expanded its employee handbook in April 1992 with changes that addressed processes for problem solving and grievances, the probation and termination procedure, and other employee assistance, among other changes. Portland's iconic bookstore, Powell's, will no longer sell books on Amazon, the company announced Thursday. "And yet when it comes to our local community and the community of independent bookstores around the U.S., we must take a stand.". In March, Amazon prioritized shipments of essential goods like hand sanitizer and paper towels in its warehouses after it saw a swell of consumer demand. [16][17][18] Plans submitted to the Portland Design Commission in November 2008 called for a rooftop garden atop the new addition and an "art cube" over a redesigned main entrance. Meanwhile, Amazon faces growing scrutiny from regulators in the U.S. and overseas, who are examining its market power and treatment of sellers on its platform. [3], In 2002, Powell's was cited by USA Today as one of America's 10 best bookstores. All Rights Reserved. Powell’s Books will stop selling books through Amazon due to its “detrimental impact” on stores. ILWU Local 5: A Brief History of Local 5: Powell’s Books, Inc. "Powell's, Portland's beloved indie bookstore, will lay off most workers", "Powell's expands coronavirus layoff, warns it will be 'several months' before normal operations", "Oregon Business Tax Increase, Measure 97 (2016) - Ballotpedia", "Online Voters' Pamphlet | Oregon Secretary of State", "Powell's Books to expand Hawthorne location", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Powell%27s_Books&oldid=959077816, Bookstores established in the 20th century, Independent bookstores of the United States, Articles with dead external links from December 2017, Articles with permanently dead external links, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Five (four full-service locations and one specialty bookstore), New, used and rare books, magazines, cards, and sidelines, Walter Powell (1971–1982), Michael Powell (1982–2010), Emily Powell (2010-present). [31], In September 1999, ILWU Local 5 met for the first time with Powell's management, to begin the contract bargaining process. 25 Books From the 21st Century; 25 Memoirs to Read Before You Die; 25 Global Books to Read Before You Die; 25 Women to Read Before You Die; 25 Books to Read Before You Die; Gifts + Gift Cards. [8] Powell's buys around 3,000 used books a day. The new branch was not a replica of its City of Books location; Powell was concerned that the "edgy" neighborhood of its headquarters location was limiting its customer base, so the new store was "fairly fancy" with white shelving, a tile floor, and banners over the aisles. [2], In October 2010, Powell's announced it had bought 7,000 books from the library of author Anne Rice; Powell's offers these association copies on their website. [29] ILUW Local 5 complained that only 49 union workers had been recalled, and that other recalled workers were managers doing jobs normally done by union-represented workers such as shelving and shipping.[30]. A slew of brick-and-mortar retailers, including Powell's, briefly, have been hobbled by the pandemic, which brought store closures, reduced consumer spending and a rapid shift to online spending. [31], In February 2011 Powell's announced the layoffs of 31 employees, over 7% of its unionized workforce, in “response to the unprecedented, rapidly changing nature of the book industry". In September 1998, email from Powell's managers announcing reductions in employee’s wage increases prompted the creation of a new organizing committee of 26 employees. Powell's headquarters, dubbed Powell's City of Books, claims to be the largest independent new and used bookstore in the world. Amazon has served as a "big sales generator" for Powell's in the past, but maintaining a business on the platform had become labor intensive and expensive, due to the costs associated with advertising and ensuring free, two-day delivery, among other things. A union representative said that Powell's had reduced its workforce by about 40 in the prior year through attrition, but felt that layoffs were still necessary because of a decline in sales of new books and a rise in health care costs.

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