Outwrite Bookstore & Coffeehouse, Atlanta, Ga., is closing its current location and plans to reopen elsewhere in the city, the store said yesterday. "Our landlord has been extremely cooperative and has worked with us longer than expected," owner Philip Rafshoon wrote. "Our departure is amicable. The bottom line is simply we can no longer afford to rent this desirable space regardless of what business model we try to engage."
The store is several months behind in rent and the lease ends in "a few months," Rafshoon told Georgia Voice. He plans to keep Outwrite open in its current location through the holiday season "unless we find a new space."
Earlier this year, Rafshoon told customers that the store was "in jeopardy" and was working on changing its business model (Shelf Awareness, May 26, 2011).
