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Miami Herald
7 days ago
- Business
- Miami Herald
Kendall's Barnes & Noble has a closing date. But a new one will open soon after
Barnes & Noble, a fixture in a Kendall neighborhood for nearly 30 years, has a closing date. Sept. 24, the book chain said in an Instagram post. That's when the 55,824-square-foot Barnes & Noble building at Kendall Village shuts down to allow for the pending arrival of a supersized Rooms to Go furniture store in its space. MORE: Could one of the biggest Rooms to Go in the country replace a beloved Kendall bookstore? Where will the new Barnes open? But, as revealed in March, a replacement Barnes & Noble is opening one mile east, down the block in the same neighborhood, at the Palms at Town & Country shopping plaza, said Janine Flanigan, a vice president of store planning and design for Barnes & Noble. Barnes & Noble recently posted a thank-you to its customers in announcing the closing and opening of its Kendall stores. 'Though it's hard to say goodbye, this isn't the end — just a new beginning. A brand-new chapter awaits at our new location, opening soon in the fall at Town & Country,' the post said. The new Barnes & Noble bookstore, albeit smaller at about 20,000 square feet, has been taking shape for months in the former Forever 21 space at 8525 Mills Dr. at Town & Country. Signage is in place. 'We are very fortunate to have found a new location nearby,' Flanigan told the Herald in March. Kimco Realty, which owns and operates the Town & Country open-air plaza, said in a statement that bookstores like Barnes & Noble are re-surging post-pandemic, when we were shut in. Interest is spurred by social media and a desire for in-person experiences. 'We're confident the Kendall community will be thrilled to welcome back their beloved Barnes & Noble showcasing their new design,' Katie Wycoff, director of real estate at Kimco, said in a statement. The new Barnes & Noble is tentatively scheduled to open in the fourth quarter, according to Kimco, likely in October, leaving a slight gap. What the new Barnes will sell The new location will carry a similar inventory mix as the closing West Kendall Barnes: books, toys, games and vinyl record albums, which, for several years, have surged with younger music listeners who are buying contemporary releases by Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter and the TikTok-fueled Fleetwood Mac that inspired these songwriters and that their parents once bought in the millions. This September's big new releases in the record department has TikTok users in a tizzy, and likely B&N lures, include Carpenter's 'Man's Best Friend,' with its controversial album cover, and especially Rhino's long-awaited (try more than 45 years) Sept. 19 reissue of the out-of-print 'Buckingham Nicks.' That's the 1973 'BN' album that directly led Mick Fleetwood to invite a then-unknown Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham into what became the 'Rumours' era Fleetwood Mac. Some of the fall's hottest new book releases, according to Barnes & Noble, include such titles as Patrick Ryan's exclusive B&N edition of 'Buckeye: A Novel;' a Maurice Sendak-illustrated version of 'Hansel and Gretel' with words by horror master Stephen King; and Elin Hilderbrand and her daughter Shelby Cunningham's 'The Academy: A Novel.' Michelle Obama's fashion book 'The Look' is also tipped as a fall nonfiction hot title, along with Margaret Atwood's 'Book of Lives: A Memoir of Sort' and Cher's 'The Memoir: Part Two.' The Palms at Town & Country Barnes & Noble will also include a B&N Café, Flanigan said. 'The new design is beautiful, open and inviting.' The departing Barnes & Noble building at Kendall Village, which originally had an attached Michaels arts and crafts store that has since closed, opened Thanksgiving week in 1996. It was called 'one of the biggest, flashiest Barnes & Noble bookstores in the nation' by the Miami Herald. Ahead of the closing, that location is promoting sales on inventory including 25% off books and markdowns between 50% and 20% on book annex and music and video-related items like DVDs, Blu-rays and CDs for the few that still collect physical media (aside from vinyl LPs) in the age of streaming. 'More than just a bookstore, the location has been a cornerstone for the community, serving as a hub for late-night study sessions, the discovery of first books, and countless shared memories,' Kendall Social posted on Instagram. 'Been going to this location since I was a little girl. Going to be tough to see it leave but also really happy you guys aren't moving too far,' Stephanie Ramirez commented on the Barnes & Noble Instagram post.
Yahoo
14-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Barnes & Noble opening over 60 new stores, including one in Port St. Lucie, Florida
As the Barnes & Noble brand continues to grow, the company is expanding with plans to open over 60 locations in the United States, including one in Port St. Lucie. A Barnes & Noble bookstore will open at 1745 St. Lucie West Blvd. in Town Center at St Lucie West, where Party City used to be. The Party City closed after the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Dec. 21 and closed all its stores nationwide. "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 bookseller said in a February news release. "In 2024, Barnes & Noble opened more new bookstores in a single year than it had in the whole decade from 2009 to 2019." The over 13,000 square-foot store is targeted to open by November, but the date is subject to change, according to Barnes & Noble spokesperson Janine Flanigan. Budget cuts: As public radio faces federal and state funding cuts, will WQCS at IRSC sign off for good? Netflix show: 'JoJo's Bizarre Adventure' anime's new season set in Port St. Lucie Barnes & Noble has opened new locations in Naples, Tampa and Tequesta this year, according to its website. This Port St. Lucie location will be the second Barnes & Noble on the Treasure Coast, with one in Jensen Beach at 3001 N.W. Federal Highway. Barnes & Noble said on its website that there are about 600 stores across the United States as of 2022. Gianna Montesano is TCPalm's trending reporter. You can contact her at 772-409-1429, or follow her on X @gonthescene. This article originally appeared on Treasure Coast Newspapers: Barnes and Noble opening 60 stores including Port St. Lucie
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
What's that moving in by The Container Store in Germantown Collection shopping center?
A notable bookstore chain plans to open a new location this summer in a busy Germantown shopping center. Work is underway on a new Barnes & Noble store at 2130 Exeter Road in Germantown. Janine Flanigan, vice president of store design and planning for Barnes & Noble, recently told The Commercial Appeal that the new store is expected to open on July 23. The location is at the Germantown Collection shopping center off Poplar Avenue. The Barnes & Noble will be next to The Container Store. The Germantown Collection includes other popular tenants such as Trader Joe's, Chicken Salad Chick and Nest Décor. GERMANTOWN DEVELOPMENT: Germantown's TraVure development gets new design change: A look at why and latest plans "We are always on the lookout for new markets and excited to be opening in this area," Flanigan said. "The store is approximately 12,000 square feet and will carry the very best selection of books, toys, games and puzzles curated for the Germantown customer." A commercial alteration permit was filed in February with the Memphis and Shelby County Division of Planning and Development for the Barnes & Noble location. The permit valued at roughly $587,000 was filed by New York-based HBC Architects. Flanigan noted hiring numbers for the new Germantown store have not yet been finalized. Any open positions will be listed on the Barnes & Noble website on the career page. New-York-based Barnes & Noble has more than 600 bookstores in the country and also operates an online bookstore at It has Memphis-area locations in Wolfchase Galleria area at 2774 N. Germantown Parkway and in Collierville's Carriage Crossing at 4610 Merchants Park Circle, Suite 521. Barnes & Noble appears to be on the rebound. After more than 15 years of declining store numbers, the bookseller expects to open more than 60 new locations across the country, following a period of 'strong sales' in existing stores. Corey Davis is the Collierville and Germantown reporter with The Commercial Appeal. He can be reached at or 901-293-1610. To keep up with the latest news from the Shelby County suburbs, sign up here for our Suburban Pulse weekly newsletter. This article originally appeared on Memphis Commercial Appeal: Barnes & Noble opening new store in Germantown: See where and when
