Barnes & Noble has opened a temporary location in the Kirkwood Mall in Bismarck, ND. The store is run by the same team who ran the store at Southridge Center, which closed February 20. The company expects to find a new location and build out a new store for opening some time in 2023.
Bookstores
Canadian Government Allocates $32 Million to Support Online Bookselling
Minister of Canadian Heritage the Honorable Pablo Rodriguez announced The Support for Booksellers initiative, intended to help Canadian bookstores increase their ability to sell books online as a result of the pandemic. Part of the Canada Book Fund, which supports books by Canadian authors, the initiative will give $32.1 million to bookstores over two years, “for expenses related to online book sales and to help these bookstores improve their online business models.” “During the pandemic, Canadians bought more Canadian books, proving that our authors and publishers are more important than ever in sharing our stories,” Rodriguez said. “Our government is proud to […]
At ABA Snow Days, Booksellers Imagine the Future
In the opening keynote at ABA’s virtual bookselling conference Snow Days, How to Imagine the Future of Bookselling, booksellers engaged in “mental time travel” to practice imaging the future of the industry. Jane McGonigal, author of Imaginable: How to See the Future Coming and Feel Ready for Anything—Even Things that Seem Impossible Today, discussed the benefits of imagining the future, recognized that previously unthinkable things have happened, and explained how imagining the future contributes to mental well-being and can help people “plan and prepare” what’s coming. McGonigle also walked viewers through exercises in mental time travel. In one, attendees were […]
Bookselling: B&N Edgewood to Close
The Barnes & Noble in the Edgewood Retail District in Atlanta will close on April 3, as the landlord has decided not to renew their lease. In an announcement posted to their Twitter, the store said, “We loved being part of this community and will do everything we can to find a new location.” The announcement goes on to state, “We proudly serve America with over 600 bookstores in every U.S. state and are actively opening newly designed stores in communities across the country.”
Bookselling: Barnes & Noble Opens New Store In Woodbridge, VA
Barnes & Noble is opening new bookstore in Woodbridge, VA today, at Stonebridge in Potomac Town Center. The new store features “a café, large book rooms, stationery, puzzles, board games, and toys.” B&N ceo James Daunt said, “We are so thrilled to open our first store here in Woodbridge. It is especially fitting that one of our first new stores of 2022 is in a brand-new market for Barnes & Noble. As we evaluated where to open new stores, Woodbridge truly stood out, and we are excited to start this new chapter of bookselling.”
Amazon to Close Physical Bookstores
Amazon announced they would close all of their physical bookstores, as well as pop-up shops and home goods stores, in the US and UK. An Amazon spokesperson said: “We’ve decided to close our Amazon 4-star, Books, and Pop Up stores, and focus more on our Amazon Fresh, Whole Foods Market, Amazon Go, and Amazon Style stores and our Just Walk Out technology. We remain committed to building great, long-term physical retail experiences and technologies, and we’re working closely with our affected employees to help them find new roles within Amazon.” Employees who do not stay with Amazon will be given […]