Earlier, Borders planned to close two of the four Louisville stores—one on 4th Street Live and another on South Hurstborne. Now, the Shelbyville Road Plaza store is closing, leaving one remaining Borders in Louisville, on Bardstown Road.
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Two of the four Borders stores in Louisville are closing. WFPL checked in with local independent bookseller Carmichael’s for a reaction to the news earlier this week. Manager Kelly Estep says the closures are a blow to book industry as a whole, and while sales at Carmichael’s have been steady, it’s not clear what effect Borders’s bankruptcy may have on smaller shops.
One possible effect, though, is an increase in Borders gift cards being redeemed at Carmichael’s.
The Borders stores on 4th Street and Hurstbourne Parkway are among 200 stores closing across the country as Borders goes through Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Kelly Estep manages Carmichael’s in Louisville. She says it’s not clear what effect the closures will have on independent shops.
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Do you love the smells and sounds that go along with cracking open a new (or old) book? Or do you just love reading? As technologies change and e-readers become more affordable, will paper books become obsolete? Or will there always be a demand for something you can throw in your beach bag? Join us this Tuesday as we ponder the future of the book.