In the spring of 2016, Quail Ridge Books, Raleigh, N.C., will move to a new location, in North Hills Shopping Center. Current plans call for the bookstore to vacate Ridgewood Shopping Center in mid-March and open in the Lassiter District area of North Hills by the beginning of April.
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In a post on Quail Ridge's website, owner Lisa Poole wrote: "We worked diligently for over a year to reach a mutually acceptable lease renewal in our current location, but we were unable to come to an agreement. While we are sad to leave this neighborhood, we are also very excited to be moving to North Hills and for the opportunities that location will offer. We won't be moving far away and we hope each of you will make the move with us. We have plans to open a beautiful store there and have every intention of keeping the heart, soul, and DNA of Quail Ridge Books alive and well at North Hills."
Nancy Olson, the bookstore's founder, said, "I'm so pleased that the Quail Ridge Books' tradition of quality books and great service will continue in an exciting new space. This is a great opportunity for growing the store's customer base of passionate readers."
Poole, who purchased the bookstore in 2013, told WNCN: "We got a really good offer from North Hills. And they wooed us. And we decided it was the best thing for us to do."
John Kane, CEO of Kane Realty Corporation, said, "We are ecstatic to have Quail Ridge Books open at North Hills. It is a great community staple and we believe it will do well in this location."
The Triangle Business Journal reported that the 7,530-square-foot North Hills space is smaller than the 9,400 square feet Quail Ridge occupies at Ridgewood, which might require some changes in the number of titles carried in certain subject areas, but Poole emphasized that the move will not mean cutbacks for its popular children's book department: "Carol Moyer, who's been running our children's section for 27 years, is tickled pink to be able to create a new, cool children's section. It's going to be a lot of fun."