Monday, March 4, 2013
Leonard Riggio has made a bid for the store's retail assets, including locations close to Potomac.
Barnes & Noble Inc. Chairman Leonard Riggio is seeking to buy the bookselling giant's retail assets, CNN Money reported. According to the report, the bookstores have struggled as the popularity of e-readers increases. Holiday sales at the company's bookstores and websites dropped nearly 11 percent last year, according to the report. Barnes & Noble said it has put together an independent committee to review the proposal and to oversee any negotiations, The Los Angeles Times reported. The company in January said it would close some of its retail stores over the next 10 years, though a spokeswoman told Patch that there were no plans to close the Bethesda location. The potential sale wouldn't include the division that oversees Barnes & Noble's…
Friday, February 22, 2013
The recently-released film starring Jeremy Irons, Viola Davis and Emma Thompson is based on the best-selling young adult novel.
The co-author of "Beautiful Creatures," a best-selling young adult novel on which a new feature film is based, is gearing up to greet fans Saturday at Bethesda's Barnes & Noble. Kami Garcia, who authored the fantasy novel along with Margaret Stohl, will appear at downtown Bethesda's landmark bookstore for a signing at 2 p.m. Saturday. A "supernatural love story," "Beautiful Creatures" is about a teenage boy who meets a girl who is able to use magic. It's set in fictional Gatlin, South Carolina. The book is the first in a series of four, and has topped the New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, IndieBound, and Publishers Weekly bestseller lists. The feature film of the same title that's based on the book stars Jeremy Irons, Viola …
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
The bookstore giant will close retail stores across the country in coming years, but a spokeswoman says there are no plans to close Bethesda's iconic downtown location.
Bookstore giant Barnes & Noble has plans to whittle down its retail stores, going from 689 stores to about 450 to 500 across the country in 10 years, according to news reports. Mitchell Klipper, chief executive of Barnes & Noble's retail group, told The Wall Street Journal that Barnes & Noble has plans in the works to close existing stores and cut back on opening new ones, evening out to a loss of about 20 stores per year, The LA Times reported. But according to a Barnes & Noble spokeswoman, Bethesda residents have no cause for concern. The iconic Bethesda Row retail store, a downtown Bethesda landmark, is not among those that will be closed. Retail bookstores are facing challenges from the growing popularity of e-books, The LA Times …
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
The bookstore giant will close retail stores across the country in coming years, but a spokeswoman says there's no plans to close Bethesda's iconic downtown location.
Bookstore giant Barnes & Noble has plans to whittle down its retail stores, going from 689 stores to about 450 to 500 across the country in 10 years, according to news reports. Mitchell Klipper, chief executive of Barnes & Noble's retail group, told The Wall Street Journal that Barnes & Noble has plans in the works to close existing stores and cut back on opening new ones, evening out to a loss of about 20 stores per year, The LA Times reported. But according to a Barnes & Noble spokeswoman, Bethesda residents have no cause for concern. The iconic Bethesda Row retail store, a downtown Bethesda landmark, is not among those that will be closed. Retail bookstores are facing challenges from the growing popularity of e-books, The LA Times …
Joe Galvagna
9:58 am on Tuesday, March 5, 2013
What a shame to loose this service. Please help this man to buy and keep this facility open. E reading is all well in good but the is real reading firsthand. This is more of what we need not more highrises. Kids and adults love coming to these stores it is an asset we need to preserve and not lose. more ›