The Barnes & Noble bookstore in the Village at Westlake shopping center, Austin, Tex., will close when the current lease expires December 31, the Westlake Picayune reported. B&N cited the close proximity of other locations as a primary reason for the decision.
"We now have a store at Hill Country Galleria and one in Sunset Valley that are growing, thriving and continuing to prosper," said David Deason, v-p of development at B&N. "Sales at the [Westlake] store are alright, but consolidating gives us a great opportunity to improve two other stores with better products and more compelling offerings.... You can get in a car and drive to the Sunset Valley store in five minutes, the Hill Country Galleria store in 12 minutes and a store at the Arboretum in eight minutes."
