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.

Dive Brief: As part of its continued store expansion strategy, Barnes & Noble plans to open more than 60 new locations in 2025, according to a press release Wednesday.; The company is set to open ...

In 2024, Barnes & Noble opened 57 new stores, which was more than it opened in the 11-year span of 2009 to 2019. The company aims to open more than 60 additional locations in 2025 across at least ...

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.

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.

He had done similar work at Waterstones, which operates 311 bookstores in the United Kingdom. ... Barnes & Noble stores are now segmented into two- or three-sided “rooms” walled by books.

Barnes & Noble was acquired in 2019 by Elliott Management, owner of Waterstones, the largest bookseller in the United Kingdom. Daunt, who is the CEO of Waterstones as well as Paper Source, ...

The way that Barnes & Noble is run is just very different and impersonal," says Alex Mack, ... following the chain's purchase for $683 million by the United Kingdom-based hedge fund Elliott Advisors.

Barnes & Noble plans to open three more stores in the Chicago area in June. Its new Wicker Park location will be in the Noel State Bank Building, which was previously occupied by Walgreens .

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, ...