New Bookstore Debuts on August 12
Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world’s largest bookseller, will
open a new bookstore on August 12 in Crossroad Commons at 2999 Pearl
Street, Boulder, Colorado. Concurrently, the existing store in Crossroad
Commons at 2915 Pearl Street will close. The new store will stock close
to 200,000 book, music, DVD and magazine titles and include a café
serving Starbucks coffee. The new Boulder Barnes & Noble will be open
from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day and employ approximately 60 people from
the community.
The new Boulder Barnes & Noble will feature a Barnes & Noble @ School
section with educational tools for teachers, librarians and parents. The
café will feature a four-sided fireplace and outdoor seating with views
of the Flatiron Mountains.
The public is invited to a Preview Night Party at the new Boulder Barnes
& Noble on Tuesday, August 11, from 6 to 9 p.m. A portion of the Preview
Night sales will benefit the Boulder Public Library. Violinist Liz
Dinwiddie from Parlando School for the Arts will perform throughout the
evening. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held at 7 p.m. Gymboree
Storytime will be held at 6:15 p.m. and librarians from the Boulder
Public Library will lead Storytime at 7:30 p.m. Curious George will be
on hand to meet his fans.
On Saturday, August 15 at 11 a.m., members of the Junior League of
Denver will be on hand to discuss and sign copies of its new cookbook, Colorado
Classique.
Barnes & Noble is the nation’s top bookseller brand for the sixth year
in a row, as determined by a combination of the brand’s performance on
familiarity, quality and purchase intent; the top bookseller in quality
for the second year in a row and the number two retailer in trust,
according to the EquiTrend® Brand Study by Harris Interactive®.
The new store will feature:
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The Barnes & Noble Membership Program. Designed for Barnes
& Noble’s best customers, this program gives Members 40% off hardcover
fiction and nonfiction bestsellers, 20% off all other adult hardcover
books, and 10% off virtually everything else in Barnes & Noble stores
and online at Barnes & Noble.com.
