Barnes & Noble

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:book
gptkbp:CEO gptkb:James_Daunt
gptkbp:competitor gptkb:Amazon.com
gptkb:Books-A-Million
independent bookstores
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:William_Barnes
gptkb:Charles_M._Barnes
gptkb:G._Clifford_Noble
gptkbp:foundedYear 1886
gptkbp:hasCompany yes (since 2019)
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:New_York_City
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Barnes & Noble
gptkbp:industry retail
bookselling
gptkbp:keyPerson gptkb:James_Daunt
gptkbp:logo Barnes & Noble logo.svg
gptkbp:notableEvent acquired SparkNotes in 2001
acquired Sterling Publishing in 2003
acquired by Elliott Management in 2019
founded as Arthur Hinds & Company in 1886
launched Nook in 2009
opened first superstore in 1992
sold GameStop in 2004
spun off Barnes & Noble Education in 2015
gptkbp:notableProduct gptkb:Nook_e-reader
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees over 23,000 (2019)
gptkbp:numberOfLocations over 600
gptkbp:owns gptkb:Sterling_Publishing
gptkb:Barnes_&_Noble_College_Booksellers
gptkb:Barnes_&_Noble_Press
gptkb:SparkNotes
gptkbp:parentCompany gptkb:Elliott_Management_Corporation
gptkbp:products books
gifts
magazines
newspapers
toys
DVDs
games
cafe food and beverages
gptkbp:publiclyTraded yes (until 2019)
gptkbp:revenue $3.5 billion (2018)
gptkbp:slogan More Than Just Books
gptkbp:storage big-box bookstore
superstore
gptkbp:subsidiary gptkb:GameStop
gptkb:Barnes_&_Noble_Education
gptkbp:tradedOn gptkb:NYSE:BKS
gptkbp:website https://www.barnesandnoble.com/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Rittenhouse_Square
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4