Can NYC's Shakespeare & Co. Create a National Indie Chain?

With a bookstore about to open in New York City's Greenwich Village and a fifth store slated to open next year at the upscale Brookfield Place mall, also in New York City, and another three or four in the works for 2020, Shakespeare & Co. is looking to create a "constellation" of bookstores with cafes and book machines. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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