Geek Inc., an Ashland, Ky., company that operates two Inner Geek comic book stores, along with the Lexington Comic & Toy Convention, has purchased Empire Books & News in Huntington, W.Va., the Herald-Dispatch reported.
Empire Books & News first opened in Pullman Square in downtown Huntington in 2004. Geek Inc. officially took over operations on August 1, and according to a Geek Inc. Facebook post about the acquisition, the entire Empire Books staff is staying on through the transition. The company also said that "some cosmetic upgrades, [an] expansion back into the former 12,000-square-feet footprint, additional product lines and a name change will come in time, but in the short term it's business as usual at the store."
Geek Inc. is owned by Jarrod and Jaime Greer. They praised Empire Books' "great customer service, community outreach, competitive pricing, and availability of hard to find items" and said Geek Inc. was "committed to the continuation of the ideas which have made Empire Books a great local bookstore."