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A new Christian bookstore is coming to Cape Girardeau. Amy Woodall plans to open The Next Chapter Christian Bookstore on Tuesday, Feb. 11, at 1707 N. Kingshighway, Suite 104.
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A Christian bookstore owner is now paralyzed after he was shot right outside his business near MacArthur Park, and the suspect remains on the run. The family of 41-year-old ...
Grand Rapids-based national bookstore chain Family Christian faces an uncertain future after its plan to exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy collapsed amid questions regarding the interplay between the not ...
The bookstore is open Tuesday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 pm. and the coffee shop provides breakfast until 1 p.m. located right in the store.
Family Christian Stores, another major chain, said in 2017 that it would close its 240 stores and lay off 3,000 people. A Methodist-run chain closed its 57 stores in 2012.
When LifeWay Christian Resources announced it was closing all 170 bookstores late last month, following the 2017 closing of all Family Christian’s 240 stores, you’d be forgiven if you assumed ...
In 2017 Family Christian closed all 240 of its stores after years of flagging sales. This story was originally published March 25, 2019 at 12:07 PM.
In 2017, Family Christian was first to announce it will close all of its 240 bookstores after filing for bankruptcy in 2015. During liquidation, Family Christian was forced to lay off more than ...
At the time, Family Christian was considered the world’s largest retailer of Christian-themed merchandise. LifeWay had acquired another chain, Berean Christian Stores, in 2013.
Family Christian closed all 240 of its stores in 2017, leaving a void in the market, but sales at smaller independent religious bookstores still fell by 3 percent the next year.
The building formerly home to Family Christian Bookstore at 5541 Sunset Blvd. in Lexington will soon be home to an Augusta, Ga.-based pool and spa company. Pete Alewine Pool and Spa purchased the ...
Nearly nine months after Family Christian Stores (FCS)—the largest Christian retail chain in the U.S.—started closing its 240 outlets in 36 states as part of its bankruptcy proceedings, other ...