Barnes & Noble plans to open another 60 new stores across the US in 2026. New locations will include stores in Ohio, Texas, Florida, Illinois, Colorado, Washington state, California, Virginia, Georgia and Washington DC. They write in a release, “Barnes & Noble is enjoying a period of tremendous growth as the strategy to hand control of each bookstore to its local booksellers has proven so successful.” CEO James Daunt told the BBC they opened 67 new stores in 2025 (though, as usual, some locations were closed as well). In 2024, they opened 57 new stores, and acquired three Tattered Cover […]
