A bookstore brand owned by Books-A-Million, known for trading cash and credit for used paperbacks, video games and collectibles, is finally crossing into North Texas, and Plano is getting the first crack at it. 2nd & Charles plans to open a new store in the city before the end of 2026, marking the brand’s debut in the Dallas-Fort Worth area after years of operating everywhere else in the state.
The 25,000-square-foot store is expected to create 30 jobs, according to Community Impact. It will be the first 2nd & Charles location in North Texas, a region the chain has notably skipped despite building out a presence elsewhere in the state. The store buys, sells and trades used books, video games, consoles, movies, CDs, toys and collectibles, giving shoppers a place to unload old media and pick up something new to them for less.
Shoppers can exchange items for cash or store credit, according to Scott Kappler, 2nd & Charles’ executive vice president of operations. “That trade model keeps prices affordable, gives great items a second life,” Kappler said, per Community Impact’s reporting.
Where the Store Will Sit in Plano
The new location is set to land near the intersection of Preston Road and Park Boulevard, a busy corner of the city, as reported by The Dallas Morning News. The newspaper’s reporting points to a December opening for the chain’s first North Texas store. Until now, the Dallas-Fort Worth area has been a notable gap on the map for 2nd & Charles, even though the company runs roughly 50 retail sites across other parts of the country and state, the same report notes…