Borders filed for bankruptcy

[tisha]

The singapore branch is not closing I think.

Read this
http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC110215-0000188/Page-is-still-open-at-Borders-Spore

Is there a latest update which cotradicts the above? :?

[Jennifer]

We were at Wheelock Borders last Sun. The store now sells toys n stationery. I think it is really hard to be selling only books given S’pore has a good community libraries network and sizes of apts are shrinking.

[vlim]

huh..just renew the membership subsciption lah...

[seashells]

I guess the bookstore business is a sunset business, what with amazon and all. Maybe in the future only Popular will be around because of the assessment book business.


The way business models are changing is quite scary. Must really adapt or die with the internet age.

But I really like Borders and would go there often with my kids. Hopefully singapores borders can be around for a longer time.

[janet88]

With e-book around, books business is hard to sustain.

How many people really books ? I’ve gone to Borders several times but most of the time came out empty-handed.

[hquek]

Borders SG was the top revenue generator - reported in news a couple of years ago.

[Gecko]

I am there every Saturday between about 9.30 am to 1010 am while waiting for my kids to finish Berries.


Bought so many books last year that I really have nothing else to buy

I believe SGP stores are seperate?

Would really be bored if they closed down

Gecko

[Busymom]

My membership just expired… guess shouldn’t renew huh? My kids too would be sad if Borders is gone.

[mama_g]

They were closed for business yesterday … have anyone heard anything about them?