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Barnes and Noble's surprising turnaround

Posted by Adys
Tags: business, barnes and noble, leadership, books, retail, digital distribution, stores.book, usa, substack.the honest broker, author.ted gioia
https://tedgioia.substack.com/p/what-can-we-learn-from-barnes-and

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Authors
Ted Gioia
Published
Dec 28 2022
Word count
1897 words

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  1. [3]
    nukeman
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    Part of B&N’s advantage is that they really don’t have any competitors. Borders is gone, and Books-A-Million has always seemed to cater to a different demographic (think Middle America or working...

    Part of B&N’s advantage is that they really don’t have any competitors. Borders is gone, and Books-A-Million has always seemed to cater to a different demographic (think Middle America or working class. BAM is also apparently on the decline). It’s a lot easier to fight online stores if you don’t have to also fight a brick-and-mortar competitor.

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    1. [2]
      vord
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      True, but don't forget with publisher deals they're also fighting the likes of Target and Walmart. I'm quite impressed.

      True, but don't forget with publisher deals they're also fighting the likes of Target and Walmart.

      I'm quite impressed.

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      1. nukeman
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        True, although Walmart and Target’s book selection doesn’t come close to B&N.

        True, although Walmart and Target’s book selection doesn’t come close to B&N.

        2 votes
  3. DonQuixote
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    There are a few net people I like. Marie Popova is one. Ted Gioia is another. Stay cool, guys.

    There are a few net people I like. Marie Popova is one. Ted Gioia is another. Stay cool, guys.

    1 vote