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A Look Back At Barnes & Noble's History

  • Vulture, Monday, June 10, 2019 7:56 PM
Facing the prospect of closing down entirely, Barnes & Noble completed a sale last week to the hedge fund Elliott Management. “Founded in 1971, the worldwide chain enjoyed decades of dominance in the book retail market — until the internet blew up,” according to Vulture. “Starting in the late 1990s, B&N went from corporate villain (and 'You’ve Got Mail' foil) to struggling underdog as Amazon rode its own arc from scrappy disruptor to monopolizing force majeure.”

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