Bookstores

Bookstores Regain Ground as Consumers Seek In-Person Engagement
Bookstores Regain Ground as Consumers Seek In-Person Engagement
March 15, 2024  |  Retail

Consumers’ shift to eCommerce has not killed the bookstore yet. From industry giants’ recoveries to the reemergence of independent players in the space, the bookstore...

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Barnes & Noble CEO: Store Expansion and Revamped Loyalty See Bookstores Turning the Page
Barnes & Noble CEO: Store Expansion and Revamped Loyalty See Bookstores Turning the Page
April 05, 2023  |  Retail

Bookstores — remember those? — have staged something of a comeback during the pandemic years, and the question now is can that really be sustained?...

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Barnes & Noble Owner Waterstones Adds UK Book Chain Blackwell’s as It Takes On Amazon
Barnes & Noble Owner Waterstones Adds UK Book Chain Blackwell’s as It Takes On Amazon
April 17, 2022  |  Retail

Waterstones, the U.K. retailer and owner of U.S. bookstore chain Barnes & Noble, has been undergoing a series of changes to its bookselling model as...

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The Pandemic Fuels SMS, Social Commerce, Independent Bookstores
The Pandemic Fuels SMS, Social Commerce, Independent Bookstores
May 12, 2020  |  Today In Data

Retailers are finding new methods to stay in contact with customers during the pandemic, such as SMS messaging, which has also given a boost to social commerce as...

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Simon & Schuster, Authors Back Online Bookstore Helping Indie Sellers
Simon & Schuster, Authors Back Online Bookstore Helping Indie Sellers
March 31, 2020  |  Retail

As bookstores remain shuttered nationwide, a 3-month-old online seller is stepping up. The Associated Press reported Andy Hunter, who recently launched Bookshop.org, saw the bookseller’s...

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Barnes & Noble’s Comp Sales Rise 1.1 Pct Amid Strong Holiday Season
Barnes & Noble’s Comp Sales Rise 1.1 Pct Amid Strong Holiday Season
March 08, 2019  |  Retail

Amid a strong holiday season, Barnes & Noble, Inc. reported an increase of 1.1 percent in comp sales. The result showed “the Company’s best quarterly...

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Amazon Opens Bookstore In DC
Amazon Opens Bookstore In DC
March 14, 2018  |  Retail

Betting that its popularity with shoppers online will translate into brick-and-mortar customers in Washington, D.C., Amazon opens an Amazon Books location in the nation’s capital. The...

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Barnes & Noble Acquires Major Textbook Wholesaler, MBS Textbook Exchange, for $174.2 Million
Barnes & Noble Acquires Major Textbook Wholesaler, MBS Textbook Exchange, for $174.2 Million
March 01, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

This week, Barnes & Noble Education made its announcement that it will be acquiring MBS Textbook Exchange, LLC (MBS) for $174.2 million. At present, MBS...

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