A year and a half after it opened, Center City's new Barnes & Noble is doing more sales with less space than the old Rittenhouse Square location.
A year and a half after it opened, Center City's new Barnes & Noble is doing more sales with less space than the old Rittenhouse Square location.
“I know that my publisher in particular is very excited about this Barnes & Noble, because they see it as having a non-astroturf, actual relationship with the people who live in Philadelphia,” Kushner told The Inquirer after her reading..
These are also types of authors who might speak at the Philadelphia Free Library’s speaker series, which has beenafter the program’s entire staff resigned in June. The B&N events have proven a success, although the relatively small size of the new store has limited their scope.“We’re looking into a partnership that would allow us to use a bigger space,” said Rosen, who would not disclose the possible location for larger gatherings. “It’s not a new thing for Barnes & Noble.
“Sales are up year over year and it had a hell of a first year,” said Shannon DeVito, senior director of book strategy with Barnes & Noble. “The fact that it’s outperforming the previous location with less square footage is huge.”of the literati — was evident at Kushner’s event. Customers approached Rosen to thank her for the event series, and for reading groups the store organizes.
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