Shop Talk

Two long-established businesses are closing, but bibliophiles will rush to the pop-up sale of remaining stock at Turtle Island Book Shop.

One store is downsizing, one is moving, and one is threatened with eviction.

The owner of a hair salon that has operated in Berkeley for 30 years and is closing, says the risk and liability of running a small business today is “mind-numbing.” Catch up with other openings and closings.

The Elmwood welcomes a new optical store and real estate office while a boutique in the North Shattuck area selling kids’ toys and clothes is shutting up shop.

Three decades-old businesses closed, or are closing soon; there’s a new car shop in town; plus: questions over a longstanding bait-and-tackle store.

Nordic House is closing after operating in the East Bay for 57 years, as is jewelry store Kiss My Ring. Women’s clothing boutique Lobelia shuttered in January.

There’s lots of activity among bike shops and a new flower shop in town, while a longstanding purveyor of salvaged wood is closing up shop after over 40 years.

Don’t miss the latest in Berkeley business news: changes for Fastline Shipping, Ron’s Berkeley Muffler, Rockridge Two Wheels and Solano Jewelers.