Barnes & Noble’s chief executive for the retail group, Mitchell Klipper, will retire from his role on May 2 (the end of BN’s 2015 fiscal year) after more than 28 years with the company, though he will stay on with the company as special advisor on real estate and other matters through May 3, 2019, at an annual base salary of $400,000. A search for Klipper’s successor is underway, and he will have a hand in the selection process. BN chairman and founder Leonard Riggio said in the announcement: “Mitchell Klipper’s contributions to Barnes & Noble have been nothing short […]