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Borders UK
Borders UK, with 70 stores in the UK and Ireland is the UK’s third largest high street bookseller, with sales of approximately £220 million in 2006. The business has 42 Borders superstores in city centres and retail parks and 28 high street and airport bookshops under the Books etc. and Borders Express brands.
The Borders superstores offer the widest range of books and magazines in the marketplace, and have a growing share of the specialist music and DVD markets. With their Starbucks coffee shops and Paperchase stationery concessions, as well as dedicated children's sections, Borders stores offer a friendly environment for customers. Awards include Retail Bookselling Chain of the Year 2005 & 2006, and Bookselling Company of the Year 2006 & 2007.
Risk Capital Partners acquired the business in September 2007.