For text fans in Singapore, it will soon be the end of an era.  , Singapore-based independent book publisher Epigram Books announced on Thursday ( Sep 19 ) that it will be shutting down its only brick-and-mortar store, Epigram Coffee Bookshop on , Jan 26, 2025.
According to a statement from Epigram, the decision was made” after years of battling low guest numbers and limited accessibility,” citing small foot traffic and sales as the cause of the shutdown.
Edmund Wee, a publication at Epigram Books, added:” We tried all to make this work… Over the past three years, we’ve frequently asked ourselves, how many people actually knew our store existed here, let alone visited”?