William Edgar Foyle Samuel

The Booksellers Association of the United Kingdom & Ireland is a trade body that promotes retail bookselling in the UK and Ireland. The private company is based in London, UK, and has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom. The association operates the National Book Token scheme and sponsors the Whitbread Award. It represents 95% of British retail booksellers and operates the Batch payments system, an electronic purchasing interface for independent bookshops. The British company was founded in 1895 by Daniel Macmillan, Alexander Macmillan. The CEO is Meryl Jane Halls.

W&G Foyle Ltd. owns and operates book stores. It offers books, gift items, stationery, assorted memorabilia, and items such as printed music. It sells its products through retail locations and also online. The company was founded in 1903 by William Foyle and Gilbert Foyle and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.