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Forum - View topicNEWS: Barnes & Noble Turns a Profit During 2013 Holiday Season
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flackenstien
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Awesome.
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Tenbyakugon
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Still doesn't make up for how much debt they're in. This company is going down, slowly but surely.
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mdo7
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Yeah that's what I worried about, Barnes & Noble were lucky for the holiday but it's not going to help them a lot. |
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Touma
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Barnes & Noble is going down, but I think that they still have time to reverse that if they can figure out how to do it.
BN.com has the potential to compete with Amazon.com. They offer just about everything that Amazon does, including a marketplace. They just need to learn how to use their web site better. On thing that B&N has that Amazon does not is a local presence most places in the US. They just need to figure out how to make the best use of that. Maybe they could turn the stores into showrooms. That is what they are now for some. People will go into the store, browse around, find something that they like, and go home and order it from Amazon. B&N need to make those people buy from them. Of course one problem is that the expense of maintaining the store keeps them from discounting the prices enough to be competitive. I do not know anything about marketing, and very little about running a retail business, but I just have the feeling that B&N should be able to make better use of those stores. I have no interest in B&N and I admit that I cannot remember the last time that I actually bought something from them, but I would like to see them succeed because competition is usually good for the customers. |
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walw6pK4Alo
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B&Ns have already turned large portions of their stores into Apple-esque Nook showrooms, and I imagine that they'll consume more floor space as time goes on. It mostly seems people even bother going to the physical store for the cafe, so the book part of the store may be dead already.
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phia_one
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Glad to hear they at least made some money.
I can't recall the last time I bought something in the store, but I've been buying stuff almost every month from their site thanks to the 20% coupons they send. Their online prices are pretty much the same as Amazon, except for a few cents difference. I'd rather wait a few days to get items and save money than get them at the store that's close to my house. |
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rookie_one
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My B&N only has a two tables of Nooks, right when you walk in. Cafe's snuggled in a corner just past the magazine stands. They replaced the Music/Video area with the Toys expansion, so I'm always going in for LEGOs when coupons pop up. Though I'm usually stopping by a couple times a month for Archie comics, some bargain scifi books, and some mags I don't have subs for. There is always a line for checkout when I shop. |
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