Happy Pear help boost Dubray book sales in 2016

Family-owned bookseller Dubray Books last year posted its “best trading performance since the recession” as it recorded profits of €495,589.

Managing director at Dubray, Maria Dickenson, said a number of its shops traded exceptionally well.

The accounts filed by Dubray Books Ltd show that its accumulated profits increased by €495,589 from €824,228 to €1.3m in the 12 months to the end of August. Dubray currently operates eight stores at Blackrock, Dun Laoghaire, Grafton Street, Rathmines, Stillorgan, Galway City, Kilkenny, and Bray.