A BOOKSTORE will open nearly 30 more stores before the end of 2025 in what will be a second record-breaking growth year for the company.
Barns & Noble suffered more than 15 years of declining store numbers, according to chiefs, but is now on track to open 60 new spots in total in 2025.
Barnes & Noble will have opened 60 new stores by the end of the year[/caption]
The retailer confirmed its bold expansion plans back in February, and partially credited the rise of TikTok for its renewed success.
Barnes & Noble confirmed in a statement recently that their business is booming.
The company said: “It’s an exciting time for us.
“Sales in the new stores with their new design and format are exceeding our forecasts, people are lining up around the block for openings and with a strong Fall publishing we expect a great Holiday season.”
Barnes & Noble has opened 34 new stores already this year across 22 states, including Florida, Colorado, California, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
The newly opened stores are:
- Abilene, Texas: 3417 Catclaw Dr (Shops at Abilene)
- Brentwood, California: 2475 Sand Creek Rd.
- Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania: 720 W. Lancaster Ave.
- Bellevue, Washington: 1140 Bellevue Square
- Clark, New Jersey: 1255 Raritan Rd. (Clark Commons)
- Dublin, Ohio: 3708 W. Dublin-Granville Road (Sun Center)
- Gainesville, Virginia: 8139 Stonewall Shops Square
- Germantown, Tennessee: 2130 Exeter Rd. (Germantown Collection)
- Glen Allen, Virginia: 9840 Brook Rd.
- Grand Rapids, Michigan: 2236 E. Beltline Ave NE
- Houston, Texas: 12850 Memorial Drive
- Huntington Station, New York: 301 Walt Whitman Rd.
- Issaquah, Washington: 775 NW Gilman Blvd.
- Lakewood, Washington: 10330 59th Ave. Southwest (Lakewood Towne Center)
- Miami, Florida: 13605 S Dixie Hwy (Colonial Palms Plaza)
- Minnetonka, Minnesota: 11500 Wayzata Blvd. (WestRidge Market)
- Naperville, Illinois: 9 Jackson Ave.
- Naples, Florida: 4149 Tamiami Trail N.
- North Canton, Ohio: 5501 Dressler Rd.
- Overland Park, Kansas: 7840 W 161st St. (Bluhawk Mall)
- Papillon, Nebraska: 7949 Towne Center Pkwy
- Pasadena, Maryland: 8044 Ritchie Highway (Pasadena Crossroads)
- Phoenix, Arizona: 2011 E. Camelback Rd. (The Shops at Town & Country)
- Rapid City, South Dakota: 1617 Eglin St (Rushmore Crossing)
- Rockwall, Texas: 1009 E Interstate 30 (Plaza at Rockwall)
- Southbury, Connecticut: 775 Main St S. (Southbury Green shopping center)
- Stamford, Connecticut: 1145 High Ridge Rd.
- Superior, Colorado: 550 Marshall Rd.
- Tampa, Florida: 13123 N. Dale Mabry Hwy
- Tequesta, Florida: 151 N. US Highway 1
- Westminster, Maryland: 402 Englar Rd. (Westminster Crossing West)
- York, Pennsylvania: 2935 Concord Rd. (York Town Center)
The newly opened Barnes & Noble spots include everything that shoppers would expect, from books to toys and gifts.
Not all of the 34 locations are fitted with Barnes & Noble cafés, however.
An additional 31 bookstores, some of which are relocated stores that previously closed, may also be coming before December, according to USA Today.
UPCOMING STORES
It is not yet known exactly where the remaining 26 Barnes & Noble stores will open, or when.
States that have been eyed for new Barnes & Noble stores for the remainder of this year include Nebraska, Massachusetts, Michigan, Illinois, Connecticut and Minnesota.
Some states will be getting more than one location in the coming months.
If Barnes & Noble hits its target of 60 new stores this year, it will beat 2024’s record-breaking total of 57 new stores.
Where are the new Barnes & Noble Stores coming to?
- Washington state
- Louisiana
- California
- Tennessee
- Idaho
- Florida
- New York
- Connecticut
- Texas
- Colorado
- Michigan
- D.C.
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
BARNES BID
Barnes & Noble recently put in a $3.25 million bid for the 174-year-old company Books Inc.
This is a brick-and-mortar bookstore chain located in the Bay Area of California.
Books Inc. recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and has asked the court for approval to be bought by BI Acquisition Co., LLC, an affiliate of Barnes & Noble.
If the deal were to go through, Books Inc. would keep its brand name and continue to operate its nine open stores.
Seven of these locations can be found in the Bay Area neighborhood, and the remaining two are in San Francisco International Airport.
Books Inc. has cited many reasons for its fall into bankruptcy, including increased operating costs and a change in consumer spending trends related to the pandemic.
Factors like these led to a major revenue loss at the company.
Barnes & Noble has opened 34 new stores already this year across 22 states, including Florida, Colorado, California, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia[/caption]
