Barnes & Noble ceo Len Riggio did provide one interesting hint about their concept store development in an interview with the WSJ on Thursday. While Riggio told investors the company was to refining their new store “protoype” into something “that we think will carry us well into the future,” that future may not include the new Barnes & Noble Kitchen restaurants. “It’s unclear whether the final prototype will have such a restaurant, Mr. Riggio later said in [the WSJ] interview.” Remember that in mid-December, longtime BN executive Jamie Carey resigned after the company eliminated his six-month-old position of president, development […]
