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FALL RIVER, MA-A book wholesaling company continues to expand in this community along the state's South Coast, as Strictly By The Book has leased all of 1145 Airport Rd. The single-story, 52,000-sf manufacturing building is located in the Fall River Industrial Park.

Now in its 11th year in business, Strictly By the Book distributes the tomes of major publishers, processing more than two million units per month. The firm is relocating most of its operations to Fall River from other areas in Massachusetts, including Strictly's former headquarters in Bridgewater. Besides 1145 Airport Rd., the firm is also relocating employees into 763 Quequechan St., a 225,000-sf facility acquired last year from Quaker Fabric Co.

The timing of Strictly's foray into the emerging South Coast region is considered beneficial in the wake of certain long-term players such as Quaker Fabric having financial struggles. Once employing thousands of people, Quaker filed for bankruptcy this summer after being battered by foreign competition. The area has also been hit hard by declines in the fishing industry, a trade that was the backbone of the South Coast for centuries.