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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:company
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gptkbp:brand
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gptkb:Waldenbooks
Borders
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gptkbp:defunct
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2011
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gptkbp:fate
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liquidation
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gptkbp:filedForBankruptcy
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2011
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gptkbp:founded
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1971
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gptkbp:founder
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gptkb:Louis_Borders
gptkb:Tom_Borders
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gptkbp:headquarters_location
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gptkb:Ann_Arbor,_Michigan,_United_States
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Borders Group
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gptkbp:industry
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gptkb:book
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gptkbp:keyPerson
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gptkb:George_Jones
gptkb:Greg_Josefowicz
gptkb:Mike_Edwards
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gptkbp:liquidation_completed
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September 2011
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gptkbp:notableCompetitor
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gptkb:Amazon.com
gptkb:Barnes_&_Noble
gptkb:Books-A-Million
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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gptkb:Borders_Rewards_loyalty_program
operated Borders Express and Waldenbooks mall stores
closed all stores in 2011
final stores closed September 2011
known for large-format bookstores
liquidation sales began July 2011
once second-largest U.S. bookstore chain
operated over 1,000 stores at peak
outsourced online sales to Amazon (2001–2008)
sold Australian and New Zealand stores in 2008
sold UK and Ireland stores in 2007
stock delisted from NYSE in 2011
struggled with e-books and online competition
filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in February 2011
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gptkbp:numberOfEmployees
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19,500 (2010)
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gptkbp:parentCompany
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gptkb:Kmart_(1992–1995)
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gptkbp:products
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gptkb:music
books
gifts
magazines
DVDs
cafe services
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gptkbp:stockSymbol
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gptkb:BGP
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gptkbp:subsidiary
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gptkb:Borders_UK
gptkb:Waldenbooks
Borders Asia Pacific
Borders Australia
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gptkbp:successor
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Barnes & Noble (acquired some assets)
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gptkbp:tradedOn
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gptkb:NYSE:BGP
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gptkbp:type
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gptkb:public_company
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gptkbp:website
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www.borders.com
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Howard_Lorber
gptkb:Ann_Arbor,_Michigan,_United_States
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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