Bay-area bookstore chain Books Inc. will close their location in San Francisco’s Castro in June as the lease expires, after 21 years there. CEO Michael Tucker tells Hoodline, “it wasn’t financially feasible for the company to re-up for another five year lease.” He notes, “It’s been a tough slog because sales have continued to trail off. When the store continues to be in the red and then it continues to go down and occupancy costs go up, and everything else in the city continues to go up, it starts going in the wrong direction.” On the positive side, Books Inc. has been named […]
