Barnes & Noble

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  • Barnes & Noble is the top retail bookseller in the U.S. It operates over 700 Barnes & Noble superstores, plus an additional 100 mall-based B. Dalton bookstores. Barnesandnoble.com, the online seller, accounts for about 10% of the company's total sales.

    On July 20, 2009, the company announced plans to open an online bookstore which would sell e-books in hopes to compete with Amazon's similar business. The $9.99 books would be available for use on devices including the iPhone and the Plastic Logic e-reader, a competitor for the Amazon Kindle, which is expected to launch in 2010.http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSTRE56J5AI20090720


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  • Fast Facts:

    1. Stock symbol: BKS, NYSE
    2. Annual revenue (2007): $5.410 billion U.S.
    3. Founders: Charles M. Barnes and G. Clifford Noble
    4. Year Established: 1873
    5. Industry: Retail
    6. Phone: 1-212-633-3300
    7. Fax: 1-212-675-0413
    8. HQ: New York City
    9. Chairman of the Board: Leonard Riggio
    10. CEO: Stephen Riggio
    11. CFO: Joseph J. Lombardi
    12. Staff: 40,000
    13. Most often located near Starbucks and Olive Garden
  • Key Dates

    • 1873: Charles Barnes opens a book printing shop in Wheaton, Illinois
    • 1917: First Barnes & Noble store opens in New York City
    • 1971: Leonard Riggio buys the company
    • 1987: Riggio buys B. Dalton Bookseller
    • 1997: Online store is established
    • 2002L Leonard Riggio's brother, Stephan, is named CEO

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