According to the Kinokuniya official website, aside from books and magazines, its stores also sell stationery, blu-ray/DVDs, CDs, collectible figurines, games and novelties.
The Takashimaya outlet also houses a dedicated events space that has hosted book launches by local and international authors, manga and comic pop-ups, drawing and cooking demonstrations as well as cast and mascot appearances.
This announcement comes amid a decline in bookstores in Singapore, including the downsizing of the 38,000 sq ft Books Kinokuniya flagship Takashimaya store announced in February this year, after closing its outlets at Jem mall in Jurong East in 2022 and Liang Court mall at Clarke Quay in 2019.
Homegrown publisher Epigram Books also shuttered its only physical store operations in January this year and Times Bookstores closed its last outlet at Holland Road in 2024.
