Carmichael's Frankfort Location
Last January, Publisher’s Weekly asked for nominations for it’s annual Bookseller of the Year Award. Nominees should “operate a professional storefront retail bookstore in the U.S. and excel in vendor relations and buying, marketing, hand-selling, customer care, community involvement, management-employee relations, merchandising and business operations.” After what PW described as a tight competition, yesterday PW named Carmichael’s Bookstore of Louisville, Kentucky as Bookseller of the Year.
Carol Besse and Michael Boggs (the store name is combination of both of their names) opened their first store over 30 years ago. Currently, they have two locations in Louisville. PW stated that Carmichael’s sales doubled and profits tripled over the last ten years. Now that is news, Carmichael’s met the challenge of big box stores and online ordering.
How? Because Carmichael’s offers “a hand-picked selection of titles reflecting both the taste of the owners and that of the neighborhoods they are a part of. From the very beginning Carmichael’s has been committed to being a neighborhood gathering place by being open seven days a week and every evening. Both stores are on corners that hum with activity – walkers, joggers, dogs and children, families and couples – lively streetscapes never darkened by the shadow of a big box store.” That sounds like a true bookstore!
Claire and I aren’t close enough to visit Carmichael”s Bookstore, but we would love for a fan to write a review of the store. Contact us if you would like to share a personal view of the store.
Tags: award, Bookseller of the Year Award, Kentucky, Kentucky bookstore, Louisville, Louisville bookstore, Publisher's Weekly
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If you are ever in Louisville KY, and you don’t stop by Carmichaels Book Store, you’ve missed a big part of the flavor of Louisville! These little bookstores are fabulous and ALWAYS seem to have what you want. If you are simply looking for an book reading idea, the employees seem to have read everything and give great advice! They “listen” to what you like, and then they go straight to a book you’ll love! Amazing.
I love to stroll through the store, pick out a book and then walk next door to the coffee shop and read. Louisville has so much to offer, but as anywhere, a little friendly nudge in the right direction helps! -
Thank you Judi! One of the policies that I noticed on the website that I loved is that Carmichael’s goal is to be intertwined with the community and they believe to do so the bookstore needs to be open so their hours are until 9PM or 10PM at night, when a customer can make it to the bookstore, they’re open and ready for them.
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good employee relations is very important for the success of the company and any business-*~
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employee relations is very very important in the business setting.;,:
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