Since the closing in early February of the Vauban bookshop, the emblematic institution of Maubeuge, the city has only one generalist bookshop, Les Étoiles vagabondes. This situation illustrates the fragility of the bookshop's economic model in the northern city, which has long been confronted with the commercial decline of its city centre.
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Since the closing in early February of the Vauban bookshop, the emblematic institution of Maubeuge, the city has only one generalist bookshop, Les Étoiles vagabondes. This situation illustrates the fragility of the bookshop's economic model in the northern city, which has long been confronted with the commercial decline of its city centre.