Borders Group Sells More Than One Million Copies of ''Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'' In First 48 Hours.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. -- It was the biggest sales weekend ever for any book in the history of Borders Group, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) The routing protocol that is used to span autonomous systems on the Internet. It is a robust, sophisticated and scalable protocol that was developed by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). ) as the global retailer announced today that more than one million copies of "Harry Potter A potter is someone who makes pottery. Potter may also refer to: People
"We're pleased with our strong performance on this title not only within the bookselling industry, but also from a customer service perspective. Our employees did an outstanding job serving hundreds of thousands of enthusiastic fans over a single weekend, which highlights a solid operational foundation and commitment to customer satisfaction. We appreciate that so many of our loyal patrons, as well as a legion of new ones, chose to share the Harry Potter experience with us," said Borders Group Chief Executive Officer Greg Josefowicz. About Borders Group Headquartered in Ann Arbor, Mich., Borders Group is a leading global retailer of books, music and movies with more than 1,200 stores and over 32,000 employees worldwide. More detailed information on the company is available at www.bordersgroupinc.com. |
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