Greetings & Readings will close its 30,000-square-foot book and gift store located north of Baltimore on Jan. 20 after 49 years in business.
Members of the family-owned business in Hunt Valley Towne Centre told the 80-member workforce Thursday that the independent book and gift store would shutter after sales had slumped 15 percent this year.
“The internet has put a crush on everything,” said Steven Baum, president of Greetings & Readings. “We’re in double-digit decreases now. It is just dead.”
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