Book World, the fourth-largest bookstore chain in the USA, to close.

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Book World, the fourth-largest bookstore chain in the USA, to close.

Dec 28 2017

Book World, the fourth-largest bookstore chain in the USA is closing. Founded in 1976, Book World sold hardcovers, paperbacks and sometimes tobacco in malls, downtowns and vacation areas across the Upper Midwest. It endured recessions, the expansion of superstores like Borders and Barnes & Noble, and then the rise of Amazon. But the 45-store chain could not survive the shifting nature of shopping itself, and so announced its liquidation.

Source: New York Times

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