A year and a half after Borders shuttered its bookstores, one of its competitors is finding opportunity in Michigan, the Detroit News reports.
Alabama-based Books-A-Million, which opened 41 stores in 2012, believes there is still opportunity for additional brick-and-mortar book stores in Michigan.
It’s a sentiment echoed by Ann Arbor’s Literati Bookstore co-owner Hilary Lowe, who told the Detroit News that consumers are longing for books, and many people are eager to support a community-driven book store. Literati, an independently owned book store, opened at 124 E. Washington St. in April.
Meanwhile, Books-A-Million recently opened two stores in the Metro Detroit area — including one store in an ex-Borders building in Beverly Hills — and the company is “actively pursuing” other real estate opportunities in Michigan, the report says.
Lizzy Alfs is a business reporter for AnnArbor.com. Reach her at 734-623-2584 or email her at lizzyalfs@annarbor.com. Follow her on Twitter at http://twitter.com/lizzyalfs.