Nov 10, 2014
Downtown Shops Amp up for HolidaysBy Lindley EstesNews.Fredericksburg.com

Fredericksburg, VA – When Eileen Griffin opens the Griffin Bookshop and Coffee Bar for the downtown Holiday Open House this weekend, she’s betting on customers–and lots of them–to kick off her holiday sales.

Like most merchants, Griffin makes the majority of her money in November and December, when shoppers turn out in droves to purchase gifts. She’s been getting ready by decorating store windows and marking down her collection of new and used books.

Coming out of the economic downtown and with the book industry in flux, Griffin hopes this year will be a banner one for

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