They are the last major bookstore chain and their stock is down 60 % this year. (goodereader.com)
The decline of brick and mortar bookstores — independent stores as well as major bookstore chains — leaves publishers wondering how emerging authors and their books will be discovered by new readers. (pubsoft.com)
On the other hand, no one expected the closures and downsizing of major bookstore chains... or the Stock Market Crash of 1929. (writewell.silverpen.org)