Borders Books & Music to Open Store in Marlborough, Mass.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 11, 2003 Borders Books & Music(R) will open a 21,000-square-foot store in Marlborough, Mass., in September. The store will be located at the intersection of Donald Lynch Boulevard and Bigelow Street in The Shops at the Pond 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 . Best Buy is a cotenant cotenant n. one who holds an interest in real property together with one or more others. (See: cotenancy) . The new Borders will offer area residents 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 Marlborough store will be Borders' 12th in the state of Massachusetts; other stores are located in Chestnut Hill Chestnut Hill may refer to: In geography:
"The Marlborough Shopping Center is a significant retail location in the city, and Borders looks forward to becoming a part of this community," said Jim Furletti, district manager for the new Borders location. "Borders carries a vast selection of CD and DVD titles that Marlborough has not had access to in the past. Combine our multimedia depth with our book selection and our ability to acquire out-of-print books for discriminating customers and you have true one-stop shopping in the city." 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. 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 410 Borders domestic superstores, 33 international Borders stores, 37 Books etc. locations and approximately 775 Waldenbooks stores. Teamed with Amazon.com, the company also offers online shopping through Borders.com (www.borders.com) and Waldenbooks.com (www.waldenbooks.com). More detailed information on the company is available at www.bordersgroupinc.com. Information on Borders stores is available through www.bordersstores.com. |
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