Barnes & Noble Opens Fayetteville, North Carolina, Superstore On September 23 in the Glensford Commons Shopping Center.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 17, 1998-- 175,000 Book Titles Including 15,000 Different Children's Books, Access to More Than One Million Titles Shipped within 24 Hours, 20,000 Different CD Titles, Barnes & Noble Cafe, Special Events Program, Superb Service, Comfortable Setting, and Much More Barnes & Noble, Inc., (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : BKS BKS Barracks BKS Best Kept Secret (gaming) BKS Bildung, Kultur Und Sport (German) BKS Brookside (city) BKS Bergen Kirurgiske Sykehus (Bergen, Norway) ) the nation's largest bookseller, will open on September 23, its new Fayetteville, North Carolina Fayetteville is a city located in Cumberland County, North Carolina. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 121,015. It is the county seat of Cumberland County GR6, and is best known as the home of Fort Bragg, a U.S. , superstore at 121 Glensford Road in the Glensford Commons Shopping Center shopping center, a concentration of retail, service, and entertainment enterprises designed to serve the surrounding region. The modern shopping center differs from its antecedents—bazaars and marketplaces—in that the shops are usually amalgamated into . The 26,100 square-foot store will employ 45 knowledgeable booksellers from the Fayetteville area. In a comfortable and dynamic architectural setting, people of all ages can enjoy the art of browsing and buying books, relax over a cup of Starbucks coffee, or attend one of the store's special events. "Customers at the Fayetteville Barnes & Noble will have the opportunity to explore a larger selection of books in every imaginable subject than ever before," said Alan Kahn, chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of Barnes & Noble, Inc. "In addition to the books on the shelves, the store will offer in excess of one million book titles, usually shipped within 24 hours, from our distribution center." In a spacious and comfortable atmosphere, the store will carry more than 175,000 different book titles in a wide range of subjects, many from thousands of small, independent publishers and university presses. While some 50,000 titles are common to all Barnes & Noble stores, the other 125,000 book titles are carefully selected to reflect the local lifestyles and interests of Fayetteville customers. The store will also offer access to the more than one million book titles from Barnes & Noble's state-of-the-art distribution center. "Barnes & Noble is dedicated to providing the kinds of services our customers want in a relaxed and welcoming environment," said Stephen Otto, the store manager for the new Fayetteville store. "As a community institution, these services involve an ongoing calendar of free and exciting events, including poetry readings, book discussion groups, author signings, and children's story-telling hours, often featuring special guests. These events are designed to respond to the specific interests of the Fayetteville community." A portion of the new Fayetteville store's "Preview Night" sales will benefit First Book, a national non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. dedicated to distributing books to children who have little or no access to books. In partnership with the local First Book chapter, Barnes & Noble will host a book party at a later date where children from the Cumberland County Cumberland County may refer to: In Australia:
The new Fayetteville store's large and imaginative children's department is a magical place, highlighted by a selection of unforgettable characters of children's literature children's literature, writing whose primary audience is children. See also children's book illustration. The Beginnings of Children's Literature The earliest of what came to be regarded as children's literature was first meant for adults. . The department features more than 15,000 titles, including all Newbery and Caldecott Award winning titles, as well as time-honored classics and new arrivals. Winnie-the-Pooh's Enchanted Forest In literature, an enchanted forest is a forest under, or containing, enchantments. Such forests are described in the oldest folklore from regions where forests are common, and occur throughout the centuries to modern works of fantasy. , a children's event area, is dedicated to story hours, performances and special author appearances. The store's music department offers more than 20,000 CD titles, with especially comprehensive selections in classical music, opera, jazz and blues. Its Muze electronic music catalog, a touch-sensitive customer kiosk, features information on the actual location of CDs in the store. Listening stations A listening station is a facility established to monitor radio and microwave signals and analyse their content to secure information and intelligence for use by the security and diplomatic community and others. will also be available for customers to preview selected CDs. The store will feature a Barnes & Noble Cafe, which will serve Starbucks coffee and its specialty drinks, as well as the full-leaf teas of The Republic of Tea in a classic bistro setting. Cold drinks, a variety of reasonably priced gourmet soups, and freshly baked items are also available. The new Fayetteville Barnes & Noble will be open Monday through Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. and Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Barnes & Noble, Inc. operates 500 Barnes & Noble bookstores and 508 B. Dalton bookstores. Barnes & Noble stores stock an authoritative selection of more than 175,000 titles and offer books from more than 27,000 publisher imprints with an emphasis on small, independent publishers and university presses. Barnes & Noble is the world's largest bookseller on the World Wide Web (http://www.barnesandnoble.com), and the exclusive bookseller on America Online See AOL. (Keyword: bn). The company also publishes books under the Barnes & Noble imprint for exclusive sale through its retail stores, mail-order catalogs, and Web site. General financial information on Barnes & Noble, Inc. can be obtained via the Internet by visiting the company's investor relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. Web site: http://www.shareholder.com/bks/. |
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