Books-a-Million in Spartanburg

[GSP Tiger 2]

As Spartan mentioned in another thread, Books-a-Million is looking to open a store in Spartanburg. This would be their third upstate area store. (BAM currently has locations in Greenville and Anderson.)

Book retail chain interested in Spartanburg

Spartanburg Herald-Journal (SC)

2006.01.13

Another book retail chain would be great for Spartanburg. I think the Hillcrest area could use it more because of its resurgence in recent years and no one is over there yet.

Does anyone think Borders is around the corner?

[Spartan 945]

If Books-a-Million does not locate in Hillcrest somewhere then Borders would be wise to jump on the vacancy. I think the Eastside in general is underseved by retail

[Skyliner 45]

I know Borders has expressed great interest in Greenville, but Spartanburg would be another location they should look closely at, because of the numerous colleges here.

[Spartan 945]

The problem with our colleges is that there is not a good central location for things like this. Wofford, Converse, USCS, and SMC are all scattered around. Downtown would be the logical location, but I don't see a Book store like this coming to downtown (though that could be cool).

[upstate29650 0]

Does anyone think Borders is around the corner?

No way Spartanburg would get a Borders before Greenvile. Demographics aren't there.

[Spartan 945]

You never know...

[willum 0]

for mrs bryant's sake, i hope they dont open in hillcrest! (mrs bryant is the owner of pic-a-book)

[Skyliner 45]

The fact that BAM is looking to locate in Spartanburg is a good thing. I wonder what kept them away so long?

[Spartan 945]

I think that the city has intentionally kept booksellers out of the eastside because of Pic-a-Book. I don't know why they haven't looked at some sites on the westside before now. I can think of at least two right off hand that would be good- the old Pier 1/Winn-DIxie in the Circuit City shopping center or the other half of the former westside walmart.

[DigitalSky 5]

No way Spartanburg would get a Borders before Greenvile. Demographics aren't there.

I kind of have to agree on that.