No new information was available from the U.S. Postal Service as of Thursday, but spokesman Robert Vunder said the USPS is still negotiating with Property Reserve Inc., the real estate investment arm of the LDS Church. The USPS currently operates a branch at ZCMI Center. An announcement regarding that branch could come as early as next week, Vunder said.

FranklinCovey also didn't have any new information to report, said spokeswoman Debra Lund.

"We just do not have a definitive answer yet as to where we'll be moving," Lund said. "But we are exploring all options and will be making that announcement shortly."

Kent Parry, owner of Parry's Office Supply, said he plans to remain open until April or thereabouts, at which point he's been told he'll have to find a new place on his own.

"I was contacted about three weeks ago and told that while (the church) recognized that I provide a service downtown, and that I would be missed, that they just didn't have any space in their truncated retail space to relocate me. So if I want to relocate, I'm on my own."

Parry said he hasn't given up hope yet, but as it stands, with rents being what they are downtown, it's unlikely he'll be able to stay.

"I have a sentimental attachment to being downtown," Parry said. "I love my customers. But I have to be realistic, and what I've been offered, and with the available opportunities downtown, it doesn't make sense to remain."

Deseret Book, like the Deseret Morning News, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Deseret Management Corp., the holding company for businesses owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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