Bookstore
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‘I’m a little tired’: Beloved Montreal bookstore set to close after nearly 40 yearsS.W. Welch will shutter at the end of July. The owner of the small book shop in Montreal's Mile End said he is retiring after four decades of hard work, but it won't be easy.CanadaJun 14, 2023
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Montreal landlord defends 75% rent increase on Mile End bookstore ownerDanny Lavy of Shiller Lavy Realties says the 75 per cent increase in rent fees he's imposing on the owner of independent bookstore is justified.CanadaMar 1, 2021
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After 45 years, Books Unlimited in Saskatoon closes pages on final chapterLyle Fitzgerald has owned and run Books Unlimited for 33 years, but on Oct. 23, he's closing his doors for good.ConsumerSep 26, 2020
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Poster on door of used Halifax bookstore creates online speculation owner was evictedThe landlord is working with the owner to find a way to safely distribute the books to organizations that would benefit from them.EconomyMay 26, 2020
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Regina authors finding new ways to keep books in readers’ handsSome Regina authors bought their books back at an auction on Wednesday following the closure of Coteau Books in February.CanadaMay 21, 2020
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Canada’s strangest book store is in an old bank on the Saskatchewan PrairiesCrawford's Used Books in Perdue, Sask., houses an inventory of more than 300,000.CanadaMay 23, 2019
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Woozles celebrates 40 years in business"When people ask how I feel, I say, 'Kind of stunned and absolutely delighted with the response that we still have,'" Liz Crocker, the owner of Woozles, said at the event.EconomyOct 13, 2018
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Mable Murple’s Book Shoppe: The Nova Scotia bookstore where imaginations soarCanadian author Sheree Fitch opened the store's doors last summer, never expecting that hundreds of people from across the country would find their way to her tiny little purple bookstore in middle of nowhereCanadaJul 30, 2018
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Independent Verdun bookseller to open second location in LachineA Verdun success story is ready to open in Lachine -- but will it be able to count on borough support?Jan 30, 2018
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Shoplifter returns stolen book after 2 years with apology note, says they had a guilty conscienceA young girl returned a book she had stolen from a bookstore over two years ago along with a note saying she was sorry and had a guilty conscience.WorldApr 14, 2016
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