Why Barnes & Noble Is Copying Local Bookstores It Once Threatened

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Watch: Barnes & Noble grew quickly in the ‘90s and 2000s, thanks to cookie-cutter retail locations. Now, it’s abandoning that strategy to tailor every store to local tastes.

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