Me too - absolutely fascinating .
I used to go to the Borders store in Bristol with my son for a mooch, and a comfy sit-down, but I couldn't help feeling the footfall was lower than it should have been for a pretty vast premises in a prime site. And we definitely didn't buy on every visit, I'm afraid.
Waterstones made a much better stab at this type of premises, but even they were in trouble, saved by an "oligarch" .... Hopefully he really is in it for the long-term.
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