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WATERSTONES
CASE STUDY WATERSTONES 2022Heimdal Security - Waterstones Case study Leading the fight against cybercrime. Founded in 1982 by British businessman and author Tim Waterstone, Waterstones has become a cultural landmark in the United Kingdom over its four decades of existence. It is considered the country’s last surviving national bookshop chain thanks to its successful business strategy that has kept up with the digitalization of the written word. Besides simply selling books, Waterstones creates a unique environment for readers with connected coffee and gift shop spaces that allow its customers to enjoy life’s little pleasures in a quaint atmosphere. With over 3000 employees working in more than 280 bookshops located not only in the UK and Ireland, but Belgium and the Netherlands as well, i