Half Price Books recently opened a new location at 1328 Butterfield Road in Downers Grove, Ill., the Bugle reported. The chain now has 125 stores in 16 states across the U.S.
"The Chicago area is a wonderful place full of many great booklovers," said Kathy Doyle Thomas, the company's executive v-p and chief strategy officer. "We are thrilled to have our 10th store in the area in Downers Grove and are excited to be a part of this community."
Laurey Anicka, Chicago district manager for Half Price Books, said the company took a lot of things into consideration before opening the new location, including where existing customers are coming from, education and population density. "Downers Grove has everything we look for in a market, so we were thrilled when our development team found this great location for us."
