Borders Books & Music to Open Store in Landover, Md.Business Editors ANN ARBOR Ann Arbor, city (1990 pop. 109,592), seat of Washtenaw co., S Mich., on the Huron River; inc. 1851. It is a research and educational center, with a large number of government and industrial research and development firms, many in high-technology fields such as , Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 4, 2003 Borders Books & Music(R) will open a 23,000-square-foot store in Landover, Md., in August 2003. The store will be located outside the Beltway at the intersection intersection /in·ter·sec·tion/ (-sek´shun) a site at which one structure crosses another. intersection a site at which one structure crosses another. of I-495 and Landover Road in The Boulevard at The Capital Centre shopping mall. The Boulevard is located on the former USair Arena site. The new Borders will offer area residents and commuters a comfortable place to explore a vast selection of book, music, 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. and periodical periodical, a publication that is issued regularly. It is distinguished from the newspaper in format in that its pages are smaller and are usually bound, and it is published at weekly, monthly, quarterly, or other intervals, rather than daily. titles. The store will include a Cafe Borders that offers a variety of gourmet coffees, teas, beverages, desserts and light food items. The Landover store will be Borders' 23rd in the Washington, D.C., market. The location was selected based on a variety of factors including demographics The attributes of people in a particular geographic area. Used for marketing purposes, population, ethnic origins, religion, spoken language, income and age range are examples of demographic data. , the strength of the mall's co-tenants, traffic patterns, the availability of parking and the attractiveness of the site. "The Boulevard is a retail and entertainment complex that covers 55 acres in eastern Washington
The store will offer corporate discounts to schools, libraries and businesses in the area. Free events like lectures, author signings, musical performances, children's activities and 'Benefit Days' that support local charities will be held throughout the year. Borders is an industry leader in selection, customer service and convenience. Borders stores offer up to 200,000 titles, with thousands of Title Sleuth(TM) self-service computer stations in stores across the nation. Title Sleuth allows Borders customers to easily determine if a particular book CD or movie is in stock at the store the are visiting or at a nearby Borders location. If a title is hard-to-find or out-of-print, Borders offers access to more than 15 million used, out-of-print and hard-to-find titles worldwide. For Borders.com and Amazon.com shoppers, "In-Store Express Pick Up" service combines the ease of ordering online with the convenience of getting their purchase the same day. Customers have the option of picking up their online book, music and movie purchases at Borders stores nationwide. -more- Borders to open in Landover -3 Exploring contemporary books and CDs by innovative authors and artists is easy with Borders' "Original Voices" program - featuring the works of more than 200 contemporary authors and illustrators from around the world in the categories of fiction, non-fiction, young adult and children's picture books throughout the year. For those unsure of what they're looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. , Borders' "We Recommend" titles and reviews are displayed throughout the store and knowledgeable booksellers are happy to suggest titles well suited to each customer. In the multimedia section, Borders B-Listening(TM) lets customers preview nearly every CD in store and view trailers of DVDs. In addition, Borders' experienced buying staff recommends music and movie titles everyone should have in their personal libraries through in-store "Borders Essentials" lists. Borders Group is a leading global retailer of books, music, video and other information and entertainment items with stores in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. , Singapore, and the commonwealth of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (pwār`tō rē`kō), island (2005 est. pop. 3,917,000), 3,508 sq mi (9,086 sq km), West Indies, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) SE of Miami, Fla. . A FORTUNE 500 company headquartered in Ann Arbor, Mich., Borders Group employs 32,000 worldwide and operates over 405 Borders domestic superstores This is a list of superstores by country. Multi-national
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