Barnes & Noble's CEO opened his first Daunt Books in 1990 and he still owns the ... as well as 100 Paper Source stores and nearly 300 Waterstones shops in the UK and Europe, according to Barnes ...

As CEO of Barnes & Noble in the U.S. and Waterstones in the UK, James Daunt has spearheaded expansion of the booksellers despite Amazon.

James Daunt launched his first indie bookshop in London 33 years ago. The Barnes & Noble CEO is now bringing the lessons he learned to the biggest bookseller in America.

In the UK, 12 new stores were ... Barnes & Noble was acquired by the same New York-headquartered hedge fund the following year for $683 million. Daunt was named CEO of both book retailers.

Barnes & Noble traces its roots to 1873, ... Notably, Elliott also owns Waterstones, the largest bookstore chain in the United Kingdom. James Daunt, the CEO of Waterstones, ...