Bookstore news and trends

Amazon Opening Two Brick-And-Mortar Bookstores This Week
Amazon // August 24, 2017

eCommerce leader Amazon is moving more deeply into the brick-and-mortar retail arena with the launch of two new physical bookstores, both of which will welcome customers this week, the Los Angeles Times reports. The first brick-and-mortar store, located in San Jose, California, has already had a soft opening...

Is Barnes & Noble Up For Sale?
Retail // July 26, 2017

The retail industry has been dealt a big blow over the last decade as eCommerce continues to thrive. One area of retail in particular that’s been hit hard is brick-and-mortar bookstores. With Kindles and iPads being sold, digital versions of books available for download and...

Barnes & Noble’s New CEO on Brick-and-Mortar’s Survival
Retail // May 25, 2017

While Barnes & Noble reported an 8.3 percent decline in sales this past holiday season, it’s not down for the count (at least, not without a fight). Although we’ve seen the retailer close its college bookstore chain and reduce its Nook business, Barnes & Noble’s...

Amazon Opens New Book Store, More To Come
Retail // March 09, 2017

While much has been made in the past few months about Amazon’s grocery store of the future, Amazon Go isn’t the online retailer’s only brick-and-mortar play — and a new move indicates that Amazon looks to continue expanding its physical retail presence outside of the...

Quick Reads
Amazon Brings Bookstore To Nashville, 4-Star Store To Boston

August 16, 2019
Amazon has announced that it is set to open an Amazon Books location in Nashville, as well as an Amazon 4-star store in Boston. Geek Wire reported that the announcement came on the same day the eCommerce giant launched its fourth 4-star store in Seattle. The first location opened in New York City last September. […]

Amazon Opening Two Brick-And-Mortar Bookstores This Week

August 24, 2017
eCommerce leader Amazon is moving more deeply into the brick-and-mortar retail arena with the launch of two new physical bookstores, both of which will welcome customers this week, the Los Angeles Times...

Is Barnes & Noble Up For Sale?

July 26, 2017
The retail industry has been dealt a big blow over the last decade as eCommerce continues to thrive. One area of retail in particular that’s been hit hard is brick-and-mortar...

Barnes & Noble’s New CEO on Brick-and-Mortar’s Survival

May 25, 2017
While Barnes & Noble reported an 8.3 percent decline in sales this past holiday season, it’s not down for the count (at least, not without a fight). Although we’ve seen...