Leading black bookstore closes
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The Karibu Books chain, based in the Washington, D.C., area and one of the few remaining retailers to specialize in black books, is closing after 15 years.
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A controversial Starbucks coffee shop in the Forbidden City, the former imperial palace at the heart of Beijing, has closed its doors after years of opposition.
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Of all the bookstores, this one appears to be struggling the most.
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A website offering e-copies of the sixth Harry Potter book is closed after an investigation by the BBC News website.
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WordsWorth Books, a fixture in Harvard Square for nearly three decades, will be closing its doors Saturday after its owners failed to find an investor to help them refinance their bankrupt company.
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Wal-Mart Canada will close one of its  two Quebec stores that won union certification last year after  failing to reach a labor agreement, the retailer said on  Wednesday.
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The embattled Coliseum Books is set to close its doors for the second time in five years, and a co-owner of the famed independent bookseller says this exit is expected to be permanent.
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Retailer Gap Inc. , seeking to focus on problems at its two main apparel chains, said on Monday it would shut down its newest chain, Forth & Towne, a move that will affect about 550 employees.
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Sanctuary Records' UK recorded music business is to be closed as it focuses on its management arm.
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A controversial Starbucks coffee shop in the Forbidden City, the former imperial palace at the heart of Beijing, has closed its doors, Beijing newspapers reported on Saturday.
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The curtain is apparently closing on a second and final act for Coliseum Books, a bastion of independent Manhattan book sellers.
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The publisher of the new Harry Potter book said it canceled shipments to one of Britain's largest supermarket chains, owned by Wal-Mart, in a dispute over unpaid bills.
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Staff at the first shop to bear the fashion and home furnishings chain Laura Ashley are told it is to close next month.
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Despite myriad efforts to encourage reading and thus increase book buying, more publishers are shutting down.
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Indianapolis-based pharmaceutical firm says it will also close a research facility in North Carolina in effort to reduce drug prices.
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Retail stores owned by Apple will be closed from 2PM to 6PM on Friday, prior to the iPhone's release.
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CheckUps, a start-up operator of walk-in medical clinics, has shut down 23 of the clinics operating in Wal-Mart stores in Florida and three other Southern states.