Barnes & Noble’s big 38,700-square-foot store on Westheimer Road in Houston, TX closed on January 12 after 23 years in that location. Separately, the chain will build a new 14,000-square-foot store in the Sarasota, FL-area’s University Town Center, which vp of real estate development Jim Lampassi says is due to open by spring 2020. Meanwhile Carl Hauch — former BN vp of stores and one of the three people sharing the bookseller’s “office of the chief executive” following the firing of Demos Parneros and unwillingness of the board to search for a replacement while they evaluate a potential sale of […]