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The Deseret Book Company was created in 1919 from a merger of the Deseret News Bookstore and the Deseret Sunday School Union Bookstore. [3] Both of these Utah bookstores trace their roots to George Q. Cannon, an LDS Church general authority. "Deseret" is a word from the Book of Mormon that is said to mean "honeybee."
In 2006, Deseret Book acquired the Seagull retail chain of twenty-six bookstores and Covenant Publishing, which publishes and distributes books, games, and gifts. [12] In June 2011, the company introduced Deseret Bookshelf, a free e-reader application for Apple and Android mobile devices, with nearly 1,500 digital titles for purchase. On a ...
Deseret Management Corporation (DMC) (/ ˌ d ɛ z ə ˈ r ɛ t / ⓘ) [1] is an American operating company, managing select global, for-profit entities affiliated with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). It was established in 1966 [2] by church president David O. McKay [3] to hold already-existing church media assets. [4]
On October 1, 1900, the George Q. Cannon & Sons bookstore was sold to the LDS Church, and renamed the Deseret News Bookstore. In 1920 the Deseret Sunday School Union Bookstore was also consolidated into the Deseret News Bookstore, and eventually the bookstore would become its own company, Deseret Book. In 1903 the News moved out from its ...
Seagull Book store in Orem, Utah (2010) Seagull Book's first store was a 6,000 square foot (560 m 2) retail space on Redwood Road in Salt Lake City. [6] By 1990 it had grown to 8 locations. [19] After expanding to 12 stores in 1991, including into California and Texas, [3] revenue increased dramatically, [16] [22] leading to plans for further ...
A Harmons grocery store is located on the eastern-most (3rd) block, at the corner of 100 South and 200 East streets. [18] Among the first tenants of the mall were: The Disney Store, Tiffany & Co., H&M, Porsche Design, The Cheesecake Factory, and the flagship store of Deseret Book.