Two years after opening, World Eye Bookshop's second location in Florence, Mass., will close tomorrow, though its original Greenfield store "remains alive and well" after 45 years in business, the Daily Hampshire Gazette reported.
Owner Jessica Mullins had opened in Florence at the suggestion of Cup and Top Cafe owner Helen Kahn, but the necessary foot traffic never materialized: "Cup and Top asked us to come so we tried it and there's no hard feelings," said Mullins. "I don't regret trying it. I think it was worth a shot but there just wasn't the base.... I'm sad because it was nice having the two locations."
She added that the Greenfield store is thriving: "We're a book store, we're a gift shop, we're a customer service store, and we are an anchor store in Greenfield."
