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City Stacks Books & Coffee, Denver, Colo., has closed, Westword reported. On Facebook the store, which opened in the LoDo district in late 2015, said it made "the difficult decision" when it needed to renew its lease.
Co-owner Kevin Gillies told Westword: "We've thoroughly enjoyed our time there, the people we've met and the friends we've made. It's really the business climate and the requirement to extend for another five-year lease that led us to this decision."
He cited what Westword called "difficulties in LoDo's business dynamic along with the constant difficulties in book buying and selling as two major reasons for the decision to close."
He added that City Stacks had expected singles and married couples with no children in the area to be the main market, but children's books became a popular section. "Families who do live in the area are really dedicated to education and reading," Gillies said. "They want to have the experience of buying a book with their kids."
Gillies founded the store with his wife, Nancy Banks; his son, Benjamin Gillies; and Benjamin Gillies's longtime partner, Emily Scholl. In 2016, Benjamin Gillies died after a long illness and the three continued to run the business.