Barnes & Noble

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…

Barnes & Noble Terminates CEO, Appoints Leadership Group

Barnes & Noble has fired CEO Demos Parneros for reasons related to violation of the retailers’ policies, according to a company statement….

Barnes & Noble Adds Digital Gifting Tools To Motivate Holiday Sales

To merge the bookstore experience with online shopping, Barnes & Noble has added two new tools in time for the 2017 holiday…

Would A Sale Revitalize Barnes & Noble?

Activist investor Thomas Sandell, CEO of Sandell Asset Management Corp., recently urged the board of directors of Barnes & Noble to sell…

Barnes & Noble Names New Stores VP

Barnes & Noble, Inc. has appointed Carl Hauch, the former COO of CityMD, as its new Vice President of Stores, effective immediately….

Barnes & Noble Promotes COO To Top Spot

For the fifth time in four years, beleaguered bookseller Barnes & Noble has turned to a new leader, promoting COO Demos Parneros…

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