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  • Saturday, 4 February, 2023
    Lex
    US bookstores: a novel resurgence Premium content

    Industry reliant on blockbusters to drive sales, leaving publishers and booksellers exposed to feast or famine sales volatility

    A person walks past a Barnes & Noble bookstore in New York City
  • Thursday, 3 June, 2021
    FT Magazine
    The Englishman trying to save American bookstores from Amazon

    James Daunt rescued UK chain Waterstones but now faces his toughest task: tempting Americans back into Barnes & Noble

    Photo illustration of James Daunt by Guillem Casasús
  • Wednesday, 11 September, 2019
    Brexit
    Boris Johnson accused by France of seeking ‘mini deals’

    Bilateral meetings with individual bloc members said to put Brexit process at risk

    French Junior Minister for European Affairs Amelie de Montchalin leaves the Elysee Presidential Palace after attending a weekly cabinet meeting on August 28, 2019 in Paris. (Photo by LUDOVIC MARIN / AFP)LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP/Getty Images
  • Wednesday, 19 June, 2019
    Barnes & Noble results underscore Elliott’s turnround challenge
    Microsoft Invests In Barnes & Noble New E-Business Newco...CHICAGO, IL - APRIL 30:  People walk by the entrance to a Barnes & Noble store on April 30, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. Barnes & Noble plans to spin off its digital business, which includes its Nook e-reader, and partner with Microsoft and to form a new business called Newco. With a $300 million investment, Microsoft Inc. will own a 17.6 percent stake in the new unit.  (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
  • Tuesday, 11 June, 2019
    FT CollectionsShifting borders for business
    Retail: how bookshops survived the Amazon onslaught

    Despite being hit hard by the rise of ecommerce, the book trade believes it has found ways to thrive 

  • Friday, 7 June, 2019
    Elliott Management agrees to acquire Barnes & Noble

    Bookseller’s new CEO says hedge fund ‘simply wants to sell us for lots more than they bought us for’

    Pedestrians walk past a Barnes & Noble bookstore in New York Thursday, March 16, 2006.  Barnes & Noble Inc., the world's biggest book retailer, had strong holiday book sales, leading fiscal fourth-quarter profit to top analyst estimates. Shares rose as much as 8.8 percent, their biggest gain in more than four years.  Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News
  • Friday, 7 June, 2019
    LexLex
    Barnes & Noble/Elliott: turning the page Premium content

    A cheap price mitigates the risk for the investor

    Lawrence Reilly flips through a book at a Barnes & Nobles book store in New York Thursday, March 16, 2006. Barnes & Noble Inc., the world's biggest book retailer, had strong holiday book sales, leading fiscal fourth-quarter profit to top analyst estimates. Shares rose as much as 8.8 percent, their biggest gain in more than four years.    Photographer:  Adam Rountree/Bloomberg News
  • Tuesday, 6 November, 2018
    UK’s WH Smith was mystery would-be buyer of Barnes & Noble

    UK stationers made and withdrew offer for US book chain

    FILE: Barnes & Noble CEO To Make Bid For Retail Business...FILE - FEBRUARY 25, 2013:  It was reported that Barnes & Noble CEO Leonard Riggio intends to make an offer for Barnes & Noble Booksellers, barnesandnoble.com and other retail assets February 25, 2013. CHICAGO, IL - APRIL 30:  A sign for Barnes & Noble hangs above a store on April 30, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. Barnes & Noble plans to spin off its digital business, which includes its Nook e-reader, and partner with Microsoft to form a new business called Newco. With a $300 million investment, Microsoft Inc. will own a 17.6 percent stake in the new unit.  (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
  • Thursday, 4 October, 2018
    Retail & Consumer industry
    Barnes & Noble shares head for best day since 2013
  • Wednesday, 3 October, 2018
    Mergers & Acquisitions
    Barnes & Noble reveals fresh takeover interest

    Founder and chairman Leonard Riggio leads parties eyeing purchase of bookstore chain

    Leonard Riggio, founder and chairman, Barnes and Noble, Inc., leaves the Barnes and Nobles shareholders meeting in New York on Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010. Photographer: Jin Lee/Bloomberg ***Local Caption*** Leonard Riggio
  • Thursday, 20 September, 2018
    News in-depthFT Alphaville
    Overheard in the Long Room: Amazon to the moon?
    Overheard in the Long Room: Amazon to the moon?
  • Tuesday, 28 August, 2018
    US & Canadian companies
    Barnes & Noble’s ousted chief sues over his firing

    Demos Parneros claims bookseller concocted sexual misconduct allegations against him

    Demos Parneros said Barnes & Noble fired him over what he called 'an innocuous, less than five-minute conversation about vacationing in Quebec'
  • Tuesday, 3 July, 2018
    Retail & Consumer industry
    Barnes & Noble sacks CEO for policy ‘violations’

    Bookseller says Demos Parneros will not receive severance pay

    Demos Parneros said Barnes & Noble fired him over what he called 'an innocuous, less than five-minute conversation about vacationing in Quebec'
  • Thursday, 1 March, 2018
    US & Canadian companies
    Barnes & Noble: death by a thousand paper cuts
  • Sunday, 7 January, 2018
    US & Canadian companies
    US retailers signal they had a happy Christmas

    Sector looks to have had its best holiday season in at least six years

    In this Tuesday, May 2, 2017, photo, shoppers holding bags from Macy's wait to cross an intersection in New York. Macy's Inc. reports earnings, Thursday, May 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
  • Friday, 5 January, 2018
    LexUS & Canadian companies
    Barnes & Noble: fire sale Premium content

    A White House blockbuster will not be enough for the bookseller

    The last copy available for purchase of the book "Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House" by Michael Wolff is displayed at a Barnes & Noble store, Friday, Jan. 5, 2018, in Newport, Ky. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
  • Friday, 5 January, 2018
    Retail & Consumer industry
    Barnes & Noble shares hit near 24-year low after disappointing holiday sales
  • Thursday, 4 January, 2018
    Retail & Consumer industry
    Lower traffic saps Barnes & Noble’s holiday sales
  • Thursday, 30 November, 2017
    US & Canadian companies
    Barnes & Noble slumps on widening losses
  • Thursday, 16 November, 2017
    Retail & Consumer industry
    Barnes & Noble says activist take-private plan not ‘bona fide’
  • Thursday, 16 November, 2017
    Companies
    Barnes & Noble shares pop as activist proposes plan to go private
  • Thursday, 3 August, 2017
    FT SeriesRetail: clearance sale
    Ecommerce isn’t all gloom for real estate investors

    Warehouses near residential areas provide a bright spot for real estate investment trusts

  • Tuesday, 25 July, 2017
    US & Canadian companies
    Activist to Barnes & Noble: put yourself up for sale

    Sandell tells bookseller that Amazon’s move into physical stores proves its value

    Barnes & Noble Unveils New Touchscreen Nook That Costs $139...A customer browses books in a Barnes & Noble Inc. store in New York, U.S., on Tuesday, May 24, 2011. Barnes & Noble Inc., the target of a $1 billion bid from Liberty Media Corp., unveiled a smaller, lower-cost Nook electronic reader in an effort to boost its share of the growing e-book market. Photographer: Andrea Renault/Bloomberg
  • Tuesday, 25 July, 2017
    LexMedia
    Barnes & Noble: Lost the plot Premium content

    Until the bookseller stabilises, no bidder is likely

    Pedestrians walk past a Barnes & Noble Inc. store in New York, U.S., on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016. Barnes & Nobles Inc. is scheduled to release earnings figures on Sept. 8. Photographer: Eric Thayer/Bloomberg
  • Tuesday, 25 July, 2017
    Retail & Consumer industry
    Barnes & Noble jumps 12.8% with activist investor pushing for a sale
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