Borders Group - Wikipedia
WEBBorders Group, Inc. was an American multinational book and music retailer based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. In its final year, the company employed about 19,500 people throughout the U.S., primarily in its Borders and Waldenbooks stores.
Borders Group, Inc. -- Company History
WEBBorders Group, Inc. is the nation's second largest retailer of books, music, and other educational, informational, and entertainment products. Its Waldenbooks bookstores were in over 1,000 mall stores by 1995. Furthermore, it owned the rapidly expanding Borders Books & Music superstores and Planet Music stores.
Why Borders Failed While Barnes & Noble Survived : NPR
WEBJul 19, 2011 · Though the two chains pioneered the book megastore business 40 years ago, Borders made some critical missteps over the years that cost it the business.
Inside the final days of Borders' bankruptcy - Retail Dive
WEBNov 1, 2016 · Founded in 1971, Borders grew from its Midwestern roots into a popular national bookstore chain after being bought for $190 million in 1992 by Kmart. Several years later, Kmart spun off its...
Borders' rise and fall: a timeline of the bookstore chain's 40-year …
WEBJul 18, 2011 · This timeline provides a historical perspective of the rise and fall of Ann Arbor-based Borders Group Inc. from its inception in 1971 to its liquidation announcement this afternoon. It is based on AnnArbor.com research, interviews, Securities and Exchange Commission documents, archived news reports and information from Borders.
Borders files for bankruptcy, to close 200 stores | Reuters
WEBFeb 16, 2011 · Borders Group Inc filed for bankruptcy protection and said it would close about one-third of its bookstores, after years of shriveling sales that made it impossible to manage its crushing...
Borders Group - Wikiwand
WEBBorders Group, Inc. was an American multinational book and music retailer based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. In its final year, the company employed about 19,500 people throughout the U.S., primarily in its Borders and Waldenbooks stores.
Timeline: A short history of Borders Group bookstores
WEBFeb 16, 2011 · NEW YORK (Reuters) - Borders Group Inc has filed for bankruptcy protection. The No. 2 U.S. bookseller, which operates namesake superstores as well as the smaller Waldenbooks chain, has...
Factbox: A history of Borders Group | Reuters
WEBJul 18, 2011 · NEW YORK (Reuters) - An auction in bankruptcy court for Borders Group Inc is scheduled to take place in Manhattan on Tuesday. A group of liquidators has been made the "stalking horse," and...
Borders Group History–The Creation of a Bookstore Chain
WEBFeb 3, 2020 · The Borders Group, Inc. was a publicly held bookstore chain that closed its doors in September 2011. After Barnes & Noble, it was the second-largest bricks-and-mortar US bookstore chain, known for the innovation of creating the first superstore.
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