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The Borders in Langhorne, PA was always a ghost town when we lived near there. The one in the big mall in Syracuse was pretty busy, but it was in a big mall.
This bankruptcy doesn't have as much to do with the retail viability of the stores as other factors, though, I think. I think they're also being forced to close some of the more profitable stores simply because they need to, due to the terms of the filing.
For no particular reason I've always preferred B&N, but they usually seemed reasonably similarly trafficked near me. B&N had a better art book selection though, and I prefer their online shopping experience. Okay, I guess particular reason.
Sorry guize. It's all my fault.
The one across the street here in lower Manhattan is closing. Sad, because they made a big deal about reopening after the Borders in the WTC was destroyed.
The Alameda Borders has only been there a few years. Even though I don't live there anymore, I'm bummed.
Having worked for Borders a while ago, I'm not at all surprised. They made a lot of bad decisions that have caught up to them.
My work has a department called ASS. The BigBoss gives an annual talk called the SOL address.
They made a lot of bad decisions that have caught up to them.
Yes, and it really sucks the most for all the many publishers, big and small, to whom they owe a ton of money.
I remember there was a brand-new Circuit City nearby in a brand-new building that was open for a little less than a week before closing its doors. It was out of business with the Grand Opening signs still up. Later, of course, they all went away so it would have been short lived anyhow.
The Borders in PA was never as organized or as well stocked as the B&N there. I also always found their shelving to be set up pretty oddly compared to B&N.
I've always been a B&N person, but now that I have the big independent here in town, that's where I shop. It's enormous and they have everything you could ever want, and the staff are all book people down to their bones, plus most of them have worked there forever. It's my dream bookstore. The children's section alone is bigger than most mall bookstores.
The Borders near me is closing, too. Also, that WSJ spreadsheet isn't actually set up for zipcodes, so the leading zeros aren't there. Classic.