Anya ,'Sleeper'
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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.
We've only got two in town and I'm very surprised that it's the one on the west side closing. The west side is the ritzy side of town and the store is very close to campus. I'm glad for my dad, though, because he goes to the east side Borders every day at 3pm for coffee. It's his daily ritual and I think he'd be very upset if he had to change it. He's 87 and it's all about him.