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Bookstore sets new stage for historic theatre
Dymocks is set to open a new flagship bookstore inside Rundle Mall’s mothballed Regent Theatre after an expensive refit.
Dymocks is set to open a new flagship bookstore inside Rundle Mall’s mothballed Regent Theatre after an expensive refit.
Last week’s federal budget continued the trend of declining government support for Australia’s written culture, with literature entrenched as the poor cousin of the arts.
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Adelaide’s bricks and mortar bookshops are reporting strong post-COVID sales from loyal readers, prompting Rundle Mall’s cornerstone bookshop Dymocks to reopen in the Myer Centre after a short hiatus from the CBD.
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