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The bookshops that grew by getting smaller

A sample retail story on independent bookshops narrowing their catalogue on purpose.

devbikash 17 September 2026 1 min read
The bookshops that grew by getting smaller

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Sample retail coverage. The shops and figures described here are fictional and exist to demonstrate a shorter feature card.

Several independent bookshops have grown revenue in the last two years by stocking fewer titles, not more — a curated few hundred rather than a warehouse-style few thousand.

The pitch to a customer is trust rather than selection: every book on the shelf was chosen by a person, not an algorithm optimizing for turnover.

Curation as the product

Every book on the shelf was chosen by a person, not an algorithm optimizing for turnover.

What this means in practice

A smaller, curated catalogue can be a stronger pitch than a larger, comprehensive one.

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