Ottakar's

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Ottakar's plc

Industry	Retail bookshop
Founded	1987
Founder	James Heneage
Defunct	Late 2006
Fate	Sold off
Successor	Waterstone's
Headquarters	St John's House, London
Number of locations	141 (2006)[1]
Area served	UK
Key people	Philip Dunne James Heneage Michael Hitchcock David Adams Mark Fane John Thornton
Products	Books
Revenue	£176 million (2006)[1]
Operating income	-£3.2 million (2006)[1]
Total assets	£18.4 million (2006)[1]
Owner	HMV Group
Number of employees	2,243 (2006)[1]
Subsidiaries	Town Booksellers Limited

Ottakar's was a chain of bookshops in the United Kingdom founded in 1987 by James Heneage. Following a takeover by the HMV Group in 2006, the chain was merged into the Waterstone's brand.