Trident Booksellers & Cafe, Boston, Mass., "an eclectic fixture on Newbury Street since 1984, will be 50% larger when it spreads out into the second floor of its Back Bay building by September," the Herald reported. A "brisk weekend brunch business" was cited as the inspiration for the decision to add new seating upstairs with a Newbury Street view, as well as a bar with beer and wine taps.
"We just want to expand seating, expand retail--just make everything bigger here," said manager Courtney Flynn, daughter of founders Bernie and Gail Flynn. "We're going to be moving sections around, expanding some book sections and also adding a lot of gifts and games.... Brunch, especially when the students are here, is very busy. We have long waits, and the whole store is packed, so we're kind of aiming to relieve that."
The Herald noted that there is "a symbiotic relationship between the bookstore and cafe parts of Trident's business." According to Flynn, "We wouldn't have one without the other. Books really create the atmosphere here... and we do sell a fair amount."
