Barnes & Noble opening 60 new book stores in Florida, US in 2025. Here's what to know
The company's actions and future plans run counter to businesses closing and declaring bankruptcy, including, most recently, Big Lots and 23andme.
Here's what we know about Barnes & Noble's plans.
Bookseller Barnes & Noble plans to open more than 60 new locations across the U.S. in 2025.
"Barnes & Noble is enjoying a period of tremendous growth as the strategy to hand control of each bookstore to its local booksellers has proven so successful," the company announced.
"The bookseller is experiencing strong sales in its existing stores and has been opening many new stores after more than 15 years of declining store numbers."
To put it into perspective, the 60 stores in 2025 is more than the number of stores that opened in the decade between 2009 and 2019.
Barnes & Noble has opened two new Florida stores in 2025:
Naples: 4149 Tamiami Trail N, opened on Jan. 29
'We are thrilled to welcome our customers back into their brand-new Naples Barnes & Noble,' said James Daunt, CEO of Barnes & Noble. 'We are very happy to have found this sizable space (a former Big Lots), just a mile from our previous Naples location. As we open bookstores in new areas across the country, we also aim to remain in those we have long served, and this beautiful — and quite large — new Barnes & Noble is a testament to that.'
Tequesta: 151 N U.S. Highway 1, opened March 26
'Tequesta may be a small community, but they have shown outsized enthusiasm since we announced this new Barnes & Noble,' Daunt said in the news release announcing the store's opening.
➤ New Naples Barnes and Noble opens with a special appearance from author Janet Evanovich
➤ How Tequesta is growing: Barnes & Noble opens with Black Friday-style rush into bookstore
New stores that have opened in 2025 include:
Brentwood, California
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Bellevue, Washington
North Canton, Ohio
Gainesville, Virginia
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Houston, Texas
Huntington Station, New York
Issaquah, Washington
Papillon, Nebraska
Superior, Colorado
That information has not yet been released, and Barnes & Noble did not immediately respond to USA TODAY's request for comment on April 15.
Barnes & Noble said on its website there are about 600 stores across the U.S.
Data company ScrapeHero said there are 659 Barnes & Noble stores in the U.S. as of March 10. States with the most bookstores are:
California: 72
Texas: 52
Florida: 45
New York: 44
Virginia: 29
This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Barnes & Noble opening 60 new locations in Florida, US in 2025
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