BREAKING: Borders Closing - Impact in the Region

BREAKING: Borders Closing - Impact in the Region

Borders Bookstore, one of the two mega bookstore chains linked to closing many local bookstores, is now being liquidated. The impact of the closings hits Rhode Island-area including two premium locations. Borders employs over 10,000 people nationally. 

The chain had been impacted by the growth in electronic readers and the influence of amazon.com. Attempts to find financing and/or a purchaser failed. The impact to book lovers in Rhode Island and nearby Massachusetts is significant as both the Borders at Providence Place Mall and the location at Garden City will close unless there is a late change.

Providence

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Providence Place Mall

Cranston

Garden City, 190 Hillside Rd.

T.F. Green Airport

Borders Express

North Attleboro

1212 South Washington Street

Swansea

Swansea Mall