07-09-2010, 10:07 PM
Yeah, Rich, they may have shipped off the Hawaiiana and travel book section; it was the only section that was emptied and I'm sure it sells well in Kona.
>>> According to the staff there, the store is closing due to the lease expiring and the rent going way up.
That's the same as what I was told, except the added bit I got was that Walgreens made an offer to bump up the rent, had had an eye on the site for some time.
I think the cafe community and the bookstore customers had some overlap, but were different. There were always customers buying books and CD's and toys and stuff. I mean, I went there a lot, and I usually had to stand in line to check out, albeit a short line. At Christmas they always did tons of business. The most people I ever saw was at the last two Harry Potter releases. They would do the midnight release and have a party and costume contest leading up. A whole store full of Wizards and Muggles ... was quite magical, Harry Potter East Hawai'i style.
>>> According to the staff there, the store is closing due to the lease expiring and the rent going way up.
That's the same as what I was told, except the added bit I got was that Walgreens made an offer to bump up the rent, had had an eye on the site for some time.
I think the cafe community and the bookstore customers had some overlap, but were different. There were always customers buying books and CD's and toys and stuff. I mean, I went there a lot, and I usually had to stand in line to check out, albeit a short line. At Christmas they always did tons of business. The most people I ever saw was at the last two Harry Potter releases. They would do the midnight release and have a party and costume contest leading up. A whole store full of Wizards and Muggles ... was quite magical, Harry Potter East Hawai'i style.