Pages & Pages Booksellers, an independent family-owned bookshop in Mosman, is closing its doors permanently.
The family announced in a post on Facebook that they have opted not to renew the lease thus the store, located at 878 Military Road, will officially stop trading on Friday, the 30th of August 2019.
Chris and Phil Page opened Pages & Pages Booksellers in Belrose in 1995 and secured a spot in Mosman a few years later. Their son, Jon, took over management and the bookshop prospered for 20 years.
However, the retail recession has hit the business in recent months and the family believes that the outlook could likely worsen. While a significant number of Mosman residents are lawyers, academics, journalists and doctors, most buy books online.
Pages & Pages Booksellers’ decision wasn’t abrupt. The bookshop downsized and also set up an online store to keep up.
“We have fought the rise and rise of online shopping and we met the challenge of eBooks head on. We have adapted and innovated to all the changes that have occurred to bookshops over the last 25 years,” Pages & Pages Booksellers’ statement read.
“However we have weathered one storm too many and we have decided that now is the best time to wind the business down before it becomes too late to leave on our own terms.”
