Laredo: No Bookstore For City With A Quarter-Million People?

Four Star Member Number of posts : 636 Registration date : 2008-06-08

This could be a glimpse of the future.

LAREDO, Texas — The final chapter has been written for the lone bookstore on the streets of Laredo.
With a population of nearly a quarter-million people, this city could soon be the largest in the nation without a single bookseller.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/21/laredo-no-bookstore-for-c_n_399422.html

Five Star Member Number of posts : 5044 Registration date : 2009-03-28

Quote :: This could be a glimpse of the future.

If/when Laredo's demographics (poor and 94% Hispanic) and shoppers (busloads of Mexicans looking for bargains) become the demographics of the whole country, yes, it will be the future.

<< "It's not reflective of the city that they're closing," Soliz said. "I know this city can support a bookstore." >>

It's absolutely reflective of the city. If Laredo's shoppers wanted a bookstore, they'd support a bookstore.

Four Star Member Number of posts : 636 Registration date : 2008-06-08

LC wrote:

Quote :: This could be a glimpse of the future.

If/when Laredo's demographics (poor and 94% Hispanic) and shoppers (busloads of Mexicans looking for bargains) become the demographics of the whole country, yes, it will be the future.

<< "It's not reflective of the city that they're closing," Soliz said. "I know this city can support a bookstore." >>

It's absolutely reflective of the city. If Laredo's shoppers wanted a bookstore, they'd support a bookstore.

LC, the story itself states that B&N will open a full sized store in the city when the space becomes available. The changing of B&N to close B Dalton locations has more to do with this than anything else. If B&N feels that a full sized store will work there, then the demographics are not the problem. The tone of your post is a bit harsh, to use a nice word.

Five Star Member Number of posts : 5044 Registration date : 2009-03-28

If B/N will open a store there, then why the title heading, why the whole article, and why your comment that it's a glimpse of the future?

B/N isn't going to open any store there. Unless it's a Dollar Tree.