analyst Peter Wahlstrom predicted that the company, which has about 400 leases up for renewal over the next few years, will try to negotiate lower lease rates rather than close more stores. The soldiers in the trenches a good solid diet of respect, because theyĪre starving and deserting without it.' - Barnes & Noble plans to close stores in Calabasas and Encino, Calif., by December 31, the Los Angeles Daily News reported, but Morningstar Inc. Whoever wins this war should start feeding Wins control of Barnes & Noble should be aware that it isīooksellers who take the people to the books, recommend books, shelveīooks, make displays, ring up transactions, and greet customers that are These are people withĮxperience and a real passion for books.' She concluded: 'Whoever The staff in my bookstore left on their own. Where 'new management is being put in place who seem to have just oneĪgenda, fire everyone who is not minimum wage' and where 'over half of Portrayed a picture of stress and disorganization at the store level,

Shares, and all this grumbling and rumbling, is a distraction that *I*Ĭertainly didn't need, as much of my energy and both mental and physicalĮffort should have been poured into the bookstore as we prepare forĭecember (and it's tougher this year than any I've worked yet)-and alsoĬonstitutes an expense for the company.' The battle 'doesn't doĪnything to explain, ameliorate, or resolve Problems in Publishing andīook Retail which affect my business but which is due to much largerĬulture and technological shifts.' In the end, Blind supports B&NĬhairman Len Riggio. HereĪre some of the more printable parts: 'The battle for ownership of the

Matt Blind used sometimes rough language in discussing the matter. That the battle at the top of the company is distracting from problemsįarther down the food chain. While the election is tooĬlose to call, several Barnes & Noble booksellers have emphasized They will also vote on whether to overturn B&N's poison pill Shareholders will vote on whether to seat chairman Len Riggio and twoĪllies or an alternate slate that includes dissident shareholder Ronīurkle. Is the Barnes & Noble board of directors meeting at which

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