While association CEO Allison K. Hill and others had feared that hundreds of stores could go out of business during the 2020-21 holiday season, the ABA has tallied only 14 closings in 2021 so far, along with more than 70 last year. https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/books/2021/05/28/how-indie-bookstores-managed-weather-pandemic-storm/5245830001/