In an auction that stretched late into the afternoon, the five remaining stores owned by Joseph-Beth found a variety of new owners, some of which were unexpected. Liquidation firm Gordon Brothers was the high bidder for the Memphis-based Davis-Kidd and the Fredericksburg, VA stores, but immediately transferred ownership of the VA store to Books-A-Million, which has a significant presence in the state. The outcome for stores in Cincinnati, Cleveland and Lexington, however, provided a late-game surprise, with the Mall on Lexington Green emerging as the high bidder. Until late last week Joseph-Beth president Neil van Uum was the only announced […]