John Keith

Opinion: Borders DTX is Another Hole in The Ground

The Borders in Downtown Crossing will close soon, victim of its parent company's bankruptcy. What should be done with the space?

What should we do about Borders? Borders Group, Inc. is in the process of liquidating its holdings, selling off the entire inventory in its 399 bookstores before going out of business forever. Here in Boston, its Back Bay branch is already closed, and last week the Downtown Crossing store advertised a 10 percent closeout sale on books in its fiction collection, with discounts of 20 - 40 percent and more expected soon. This news could not have come at a worse time for the Downtown Crossing (DTX) neighborhood. With the Filene’s hole in the ground just a block away, with the nearby 45 Province condo project less than a third sold, with the proposed One Bromfield apartment complex preparing to break ground, and with multiple retail vacancies …

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Borders Customers Lament Closing of Landmark Boston Store

With the Downtown Crossing store scheduled to close soon, customers said they will turn to e-readers, Amazon and nearby bookstores.

As the Borders in Downtown Crossing prepares to close, along with almost 400 other locations across the country, long-time customers regretted the coming loss of a bookstore, hub of social life and city landmark.   The bookseller is seeking to start closing down its stores, which include 15 in Massachusetts, as soon as Friday, according to a report by The Boston Globe.  The Back Bay Borders, on Boylston Street, closed this spring after offering deep discounts on the store’s books, bookshelves and tables. The Downtown Crossing store hasn’t yet advertised any going-out-of-business sales or posted notice of the forthcoming closure on its website. Still, long-time shoppers interviewed Tuesday afternoon knew the store’s fate. Mark McNally, who …

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