Volumes Bookcafe in Chicago, Ill., is closing its Wicker Park store, Book Club Chicago reported. Store owners Rebecca and Kimberly George made the announcement on Wednesday, telling customers and community members that the Wicker Park location's last day of business will be tomorrow, Saturday, March 27.
The George sisters explained that over the past year the Wicker Park store saw "epic losses" and underwent "endless business pivots," and what they described as an already precarious situation with a new landlord became even more so. Ultimately they decided not to renew their lease for the five-year-old store. The bookstore's downtown location will remain open, and the owners plan to reopen in a new space in Wicker Park before too long.
"This does not mean we are leaving you," they wrote. "We are still Volumes. We are still here. We will return to our beloved neighborhood in physical form sooner than you think. We are not going out of business, we are just closing a location."