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  2. Leonard Riggio - Wikipedia

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    Leonard Riggio. Leonard Stephen Riggio (February 28, 1941 – August 27, 2024) was an American businessman. He served as executive chairman of book store chain Barnes & Noble and was its largest shareholder from 1971 [1] until the sale of the company to the hedge fund Elliott Investment Management in 2019. [2][3] Under his leadership the ...

  3. Kroch's and Brentano's - Wikipedia

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    Books, magazines. Kroch's and Brentano's was the largest bookstore in Chicago, and at one time it was the largest privately owned bookstore chain in the United States. The store and the chain were formed in 1954 through the merger of the separate Kroch's bookstore with the former Chicago branch of the New York-based Brentano's bookstore. [1]

  4. Barnes & Noble - Wikipedia

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    Barnes & Noble Booksellers is an American bookseller with the largest number of retail outlets in the United States. The company operates approximately 600 retail stores across all 50 U.S. states. [5] Barnes & Noble operates mainly through its Barnes & Noble Booksellers chain of bookstores. The company's headquarters are at 33 E. 17th Street on ...

  5. Leonard Riggio, who forged a bookselling empire at Barnes ...

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    Riggio’s near-half-century reign began in 1971 when he used a $1.2 million loan to purchase Barnes & Noble's name and the flagship store on lower Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. He acquired hundreds ...

  6. Follett Corporation - Wikipedia

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    Follett Corporation was founded in 1873 when Charles M. Barnes opened a used book store in his Wheaton, Illinois, home. [4] Three years later, Barnes moved his business, now named C. M. Barnes & Company, to Chicago where he opened a store at 23 LaSalle Street. Here, he sold new and used textbooks, stationery and school supplies.

  7. Brentano's - Wikipedia

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    Brentano's was founded as an independent bookstore in New York City in 1853 by August Brentano, who established a newsstand in front of the New York Hotel. [1] The first branch store for the company was opened in Washington D.C. in 1883. [2] A year later, a second branch store was opened in Chicago in 1884.

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