{"id":370,"date":"2026-06-17T04:05:36","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T04:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cambridgemovinghub.com\/?p=370"},"modified":"2026-06-17T04:05:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T04:05:36","slug":"harvard-book-store-to-open-boston-location-this-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cambridgemovinghub.com\/?p=370","title":{"rendered":"Harvard Book Store to open Boston location this fall"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Harvard Book Store announced Monday that it will open a second location in Boston this fall at 33 Union Street, near Haymarket and Faneuil Hall.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgemovinghub.com\/?p=368\">Local officials join De-ICE Citizens campaign<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In a letter to customers published on the store\u2019s website, the management team highlighted the location\u2019s historic appeal: the shop will occupy the old Yankee Publishing Building on the city\u2019s oldest commercial district, Blackstone Block.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On an initial visit to the Boston building, co-owner Jeff Mayersohn was drawn to its large windows and exposed brick walls, which reminded him instantly of Harvard Book Store in Cambridge. Because it\u2019s from roughly the same era as the 94-year-old store in Harvard Square, he said it had the same \u201clook, feel, and vibe\u201d of the original location.<\/p>\n<p>In Boston, the bookshop will include a cafe run by locally-acclaimed Lakon Paris Patisserie. And although Mayersohn self-identifies as \u201csorta basic\u201d in his appetite for croissants, he said Lakon excels at pastries that are both \u201cbeautifully rendered and really, really delicious.\u201d The new space will also offer wine, which Mayersohn said the team has been wanting to serve at talks with authors. These expanded offerings, along with a dedicated children\u2019s section, will allow the team to think of more events for more people, he said.<\/p>\n<p>Because of the store\u2019s name and proximity to Harvard University, Mayersohn said the Cambridge location caters to a scholarly crowd. At the new location, customers might see a different ratio of books that are \u201cgeneral use\u201d versus \u201cacademic.\u201d Given the location \u2014 it\u2019s on the Freedom Trail \u2014 he imagines there might be more books about Boston history.<\/p>\n<p>North of the Charles River, Mayersohn said the Cambridge location \u201cisn\u2019t changing\u201d and will remain the flagship location, where the company\u2019s office and central functions will be based.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Why open a second store? Culturally, Mayersohn said, \u201cthe more bookstores, the better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe free exchange of ideas is important and bookstores represent that,\u201d he said. Bookstores also welcome an \u201cin-person, community experience\u201d for \u201cpeople feeling isolated in this digital age.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>From a business perspective, he said the company had the infrastructure to expand. Its warehouse in Needham could be maximized by serving multiple locations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Its events program, too, is growing. Currently, the store hosts nearly 400 author talks annually, Mayersohn said, with some happening on the same day in multiple locations across Cambridge.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And, perhaps most importantly, Mayersohn says the store reported its highest revenue in its near-century-old history during the last fiscal year.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgemovinghub.com\/?p=366\">The new Caf\u00e9 Zing comes into focus<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This expansion comes over four years after John W. and Linda Henry, owners of Boston Globe Media and Fenway Sports Group \u2014 which includes the Boston Red Sox \u2014 became principal owners of the book store in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey came along at a time when the store really needed help,\u201d Mayersohn said of the store\u2019s \u201ctough\u201d pandemic years. \u201cThey have a number of other things on their plate, but they have been involved in the decision process for this [second] store.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said the partnership has been \u201cfruitful,\u201d noting The Boston Globe, where John W. Henry is publisher, has helped with publicizing store events.<\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t the first time Harvard Book Store has attempted to expand its footprint. In 2022, the store announced it would open a second location at the Prudential Center, but cancelled the 29,000 square foot project in 2024. In a letter to customers at the time, the management team said the project was \u201cunsustainable,\u201d citing \u201cdisruptions to the supply chain and escalating costs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the time, Harvard Book Store workers, who are unionized with UAW Local 1596, were also negotiating for higher wages, writing to supporters that they needed \u201can open line of communication \u2026 from [Henry] and his team, instead of waiting for sporadic press releases to hear about his plans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Currently, workers are in the middle of a three-year contract, said Mayersohn, who said the store\u2019s ambitions to expand were anticipated when it was signed. Now, staff members are kept \u201cup to speed\u201d on the project via regular staff meetings.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve organized field trips to the new location and a lot of the current staff has visited,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The shop\u2019s workers, via its steward Rachel Schneck, declined to comment.<\/p>\n<p>Mayersohn said the cancellation of the Prudential location two years ago was disappointing, but it never diminished his enthusiasm for the business, which he said has \u201cthin margins\u201d even in the best of times.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese past 18 years have been marvelous, but there also have been difficult times,\u201d Mayersohn said of the nearly two decades he and his wife Linda have been owners of Harvard Book Store. But \u201cwhat happened in our previous attempt [to open a new location] felt like a part of [the pandemic], not anything to do with bookselling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In Harvard Square, independent bookstores are abundant. Grolier Poetry Book Shop is around the corner from Harvard Book Store. Rodney\u2019s Bookstore offers used books. The Million Year Picnic specializes in comics and graphic novels. The latest addition is Lovestruck Books, which opened on Brattle Street in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgemovinghub.com\/?p=364\">In 2nd Middlesex, a battle of the progressives<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harvard Book Store announced Monday that it will open a second location in Boston this fall at 33 Union Street, near Haymarket and Faneuil Hall. 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