Business & Tech
Bye-Bye, Barnes & Noble?
Up to a third of the chain's bookstores may close, according to a report.
Barnes & Noble may close up to a third of its bookstores over the next decade, according to news reports.
The chain would shrink from 689 stores now to 450 to 500 within a decade, CEO Mitchell Klipper told the Wall Street Journal.
No specific stores were named in the report. In Orange County, Barnes & Noble locations include Aliso Viejo, Costa Mesa, Huntington Beach, Fashion Island in Newport Beach, Irvine and Tustin.
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The plan reflects changing reading habits and the rise of digital books, according to the Los Angeles Times. "Every business evolves," Klipper explained.
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