Barnes & Noble

How Barnes & Noble is Leveraging the #BookTok Phenomenon (and Vice Versa)

Before there was TikTok to entertain us, there were books (and radio, theater, TV, music…but that’s not the point here). Now, the…

Forever 21 Names Longtime Paper Source Leader as CEO

Forever 21 has named Winnie Park as CEO, effective immediately. She joins from Paper Source, where she served as CEO for six…

Barnes & Noble to Host Paper Source Shops this Holiday Season

Paper Source will launch a new shop-in-shop experience in two Barnes & Noble stores this holiday season in the first collaboration of…

Barnes & Noble Owner Acquires Paper Source With Plans for Complementary Partnerships

Paper Source will sell itself to Elliott Investment Management, allowing the retailer to emerge from Chapter 11 and pursue a turnaround. The…

Why Contactless Fulfillment Popularity Could Last Well Beyond COVID-19

To prevent the spread of COVID-19, consumers and retailers are changing the way they interact both inside and outside brick-and-mortar stores, as…

Report: Barnes & Noble Warns Of Potential Layoffs Due To Coronavirus-Related Closures

Barnes & Noble has disclosed plans for a potential layoff strategy as the retailer prepares for pandemic-related store closures, according to an…

Exclusive Q&A: How Half Price Books Succeeds With Discovery And Localized Assortments

The conventional wisdom, since the demise of Borders nearly a decade ago, has been that there’s only room for one national brick-and-mortar…

UK Bookstore Chain Parent Buys Barnes & Noble For $683M

Barnes & Noble has been acquired by Elliott Advisors Ltd., the parent company of UK-based bookseller Waterstones, for $683 million including debt….

B&H Photo Helps Shoppers Picture The Perfect Present

Multiple retailers have partnered with SmartGift, a service that helps online shoppers find gifts, to enhance their holiday offerings on both desktop…

Barnes & Noble Gets Serious About Considering A Sale

Barnes & Noble (B&N) has entered a formal review process to evaluate strategic alternatives, including a potential sale. The decision follows interest…