From Washington Business Journal:
Barnes & Noble Inc. will open a smaller store at Edens’ Mosaic District, joining a slate of new retailers and restaurants at the Merrifield project including a whiskey bar and a stationary store.
The Barnes & Noble, slated to open in June, will take up 8,630 square feet at 2921 District Ave., according to a contractor bid site. The book store will be significantly smaller than the traditional Barnes & Noble and even half the size of its recently opened One Loudoun concept, home to a quick-service restaurant.
Going small? That appears to be the Barnes & Noble plan.
Leonard Riggio, the founder and chairman, said in September on the company’s first quarter 2019 earnings call that “we’re prototyping stores maybe as little as 8,000 to 10,000” square feet. Most of its recent stores are in the 10,000 to 14,000-square-foot range.
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Scheduled to open in June, eh? Let’s see if B&N is still around by then.
Sounds like they are going back to the old size of B&N or Waldenbooks stores.
8,600 SF is a “baby bear” sized store.
Today they are opening a “plus-size momma bear” store in Hackensack. At 19,000 SF it is just a bit smaller than the usual 26,000+ SF store.
https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/hackensack/2018/11/13/barnes-nobles-first-prototype-store-nj-opens-hackensack-nj/1976953002/
at the Merrifield project including a whiskey bar and a stationary store.
Erin Condren, opening this month, sells colorful stationary, planners and accessories. It is the first Erin Condren on the East Coast.
I guess it is safe to say they’ll be well-rooted at their new location?
Any and all violations of Muphry’s law> in the preceding cheerfully owned up to.
And with the much needed towels, toys and coffee shop – will there actually be any books? 😉
“… a smaller store …”
Singular. So most likely something to at least get people ‘talking’ about there still being a B&N – if they still exist in June …
Assuming I found the right address, that store is going to be located in Fairfax, VA, in a relatively new mixed-use development.
https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=2921%20District%20Ave