"Half Price Books, a fixture of downtown Berkeley for 20 years, will close its Shattuck Avenue location on Nov. 30, according to a spokesperson for the company. We have many great customers in that area for whom the Berkeley location is their closest store, said Emily Bruce, Half Price Books' public relations manager, in an email. We wish we could stay but we have been unable to come to a lease agreement with our landlord."
"Kevin Gordon, who runs Gordon Commercial Brokerage, said we offered in many different ways to work with them on the current location as well as some other alternative locations in the downtown area. We're sorry to see them leave this location, he said. It's been great having them there. Neither Bruce nor Gordon responded to questions about how much Half Price Books paid in rent and did not share further details about the lease negotiations."
Half Price Books' 8,000-square-foot Shattuck Avenue store in downtown Berkeley will close on Nov. 30 after two decades at that location. A lease agreement was not reached with the building owner, John Gordon and family. Offers were made to work with the retailer and to explore alternative downtown locations. The store employs 13 people; employees will be encouraged to apply to other Half Price Books locations and will receive severance if they remain through the closing date. The store houses about 100,000 titles and also sells comics, records, magazines, DVDs, games and collectibles. The closure follows other local bookstore closings.
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