Barnes & Noble will close its Forest Hills, Queens store in January, according to the NY Daily News, which reported comments from the 22,000-square foot store’s landlord, Muss Development. BN has occupied the space since 1995; should the store close it would leave its outpost in Bayside as the retailer’s only store in Queens. Outgoing ABA president Steve Bercu wrote a final letter to bookseller members hailing the “continued resurgence” of independent bookstores as a retail channel: “We have been able to see the results of rapid replenishment as it spreads to more and more of our publishing partners. We […]