When Gibson's Bookstore, Concord, N.H., moves into its new space this summer, the store will include a True Brew Barista café, the Concord Monitor reported. The cafe will take up about 1,400 square feet of the more than 10,000-square-foot bookstore and will include an outdoor patio.
True Brew has one location already, and Gibson's owner Michael Hermann commented: "You couldn't help but notice in this town that True Brew, out of nowhere really over the last couple of years, has developed this great operation, a huge following. And they've actually done something that's really hard to do in Concord. They did something cool."
The new bookstore cafe will have "a look and feel similar to True Brew's coffee shop in Bicentennial Square," the Monitor wrote, and owners Stephanie and Rob Zinser are considering some additions, such as food and drinks named after books and authors.
As for the bookstore, Hermann said, "We're trying to design a bookstore that's going to be good not just for today, but for 10 years from now. We're trying to put technology in place and just be flexible enough that we can adapt to any trends that come up." Gibson's inventory will nearly double and event space will triple in size, allowing seating for up to 100 people.
