The Works opened its first store in 1981 and now has a chain of 500+ stores all across the United Kingdom and Ireland. We are proud to be Britain's leading discount book store.
Location: United Kingdom, England, Birmingham
Employees: 1001-5000
Phone: 313 6050
Founded date: 1981
Investors 2
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Mentions in press and media 7
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| 07.10.2025 | Regulator fines KPMG for N Brown Group audit errors | Big Four firm KPMG and a former partner have received heavy fines and formal reprimands from the accountancy regulator for serious failures in their audit of N Brown Group plc’s 2022 accounts. The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) found tha... |
| 22.07.2025 | The Works: Shares triple in value after ‘living to fight another day’ | Shares in The Works have more than tripled in price in the space of four months after recovering from investors questioning “its relevancy in modern retail”. Stock in the West Midlands-headquartered company was priced at 20p towards the end... |
| 24.01.2025 | The Works: Arts and crafts retailer slashes losses as new strategy unveiled | - |
| 05.04.2022 | Retailer The Works Forced to Shut Shops After Cyber-attack | High street retailer The Works has been forced to close several locations after a cyber-attack disrupted deliveries and internal IT systems. In total, five shops have been closed since last week after hackers gained access to computer syste... |
| 29.01.2015 | The Works delivers busiest ever Christmas with Eptica | Advanced email management solution transforms customer service at peak Reading, 29 January 2015, Eptica (http://www.eptica.com/) today announced that fast growing UK retailer The Works (http://www.theworks.co.uk/) increased efficiency and i... |
| - | New Jobs Created as The Works Comes to Stratford, London | Stratford will soon have a new addition to the town as family friendly discount retailer, The Works opens at the Stratford Shopping Centre on Friday 31st July. |
| - | Endless investment The Works to be admitted to the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange | IPO transaction sees Endless investment move to public ownership after a ten year investment in the UK retailer |