MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL/AUTHORLINK NEWS/January 5, 2010--The last of the B. Daltons, once numbering nearly 800 stores, will close this month, including the first unit at Southdale, according to a report by Jackie Crosby at the Star Tribune.
After 44 years and with just 50 stores remaining in the once-mighty chain, parent company Barnes & Noble Inc. will shut down all remaining stores by month's end. Minnesota's last two locations, in Edina and Bemidji, will close Jan. 16.
It's another chapter in nearly two decades of upheaval in the book industry, as the rise of Amazon.com and national supercenters crowded out smaller chains and independents.
But back in its day, B. Dalton Bookseller was one of the nation's top retailers and on the cutting edge of technology.
Read the full story at the Star Tribune.
Wednesday, January 06, 2010
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