Barnes & Noble to Open Reading, Pennsylvania Superstore in March 2001.Business/Retail Editors NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , NY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 18, 2001 Internet Service Counters Will Offer Store Access to Barnes & Noble.com Barnes & Noble's Readers' Advantage Program Will Offer Additional Discounts And Other Benefits Barnes & Noble, Inc., the nation's largest bookseller, announced it will open a new superstore su·per·store n. A very large retail store that stocks highly diversified merchandise, such as groceries, toys, and camera equipment, or a wide variety of mechandise in a specific product line, such as computers or sporting goods. in Reading, PA. The 23,000-square-foot store, expected to open in late March, 2001, will be located at Broadcasting Road and Paper Mill Road. "We are excited by the prospect of becoming a vital part of this dynamic community," 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. "Customers at the new Reading Barnes & Noble will have access to millions of books in every imaginable i·mag·i·na·ble adj. Conceivable in the imagination: imaginable exploits. i·mag subject, and a comprehensive range of CD, video and DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. titles. As a community institution, a significant percentage of the store's books will reflect the local lifestyles and interests of Reading customers." The Reading Barnes & Noble will feature an Internet Service Counter. The counter enables customers to order a book or other product through the Barnes & Noble.com Web site, www.bn.com, and have it delivered to the location of their choice (home, office or the store). Readers' Advantage, Barnes & Noble's new membership loyalty program, will offer additional discounts and benefits at the new Reading Barnes & Noble. For a $25 annual fee, members will receive an additional 10 percent discount at the store and an additional five percent discount at Barnes & Noble.com. The program benefits also include invitations to members-only events. The Reading Barnes & Noble will carry an extensive children's selection of books in an area designed especially for kids. The store's music department will offer more than 25,000 CD, video and DVD titles. Its Red Dot 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 be available for customers to preview selected recordings. The store will also feature a Barnes & Noble Cafe, serving in a classic bistro setting Starbucks coffee, cappuccino cap·puc·ci·no n. pl. cap·puc·ci·nos Espresso coffee mixed or topped with steamed milk or cream. [Italian, , espresso; the full-leaf teas of The Republic of Tea; cold drinks; and a variety of reasonably priced gourmet sandwiches and desserts. The Reading Barnes & Noble bookstore will develop an ongoing calendar of 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 Reading community. About Barnes & Noble, Inc. 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) ) operates 559 Barnes & Noble and 378 B. Dalton bookstores, and, with its acquisition of Babbage's Etc. and Funco, Inc., is the nation's largest operator of video game and entertainment software stores. Barnes & Noble stores stock an authoritative selection of book titles and provide access to more than one million titles. They offer books from more than 50,000 publisher imprints with an emphasis on small, independent publishers and university presses. Barnes & Noble is one of the world's largest booksellers on the World Wide Web (http://www.bn.com), and the exclusive bookseller on America Online See AOL. (Keyword: bn). Barnes & Noble.com has the largest standing inventory of any online bookseller. Barnes & Noble also publishes books under its own imprint for exclusive sale through its retail stores and Web site. General financial information on Barnes & Noble, Inc. can be obtained via the Internet by visiting the company's corporate Web site: http://www.barnesandnobleinc.com. |
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