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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:book
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gptkbp:acquiredBy
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Hilco and Gordon Brothers (for liquidation)
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gptkbp:ceased_operations
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2011
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gptkbp:defunct
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2011
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gptkbp:filedForBankruptcy
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2011
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gptkbp:foundedBy
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gptkb:Louis_Borders
gptkb:Tom_Borders
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gptkbp:foundedIn
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gptkb:Ann_Arbor,_Michigan,_USA
1971
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gptkbp:headquartersLocation
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gptkb:Ann_Arbor,_Michigan,_USA
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Borders bookstore
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gptkbp:industry
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retail
bookselling
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gptkbp:liquidated
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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:notableEmployee
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gptkb:George_Jones_(CEO)
gptkb:Mike_Edwards_(CEO)
Greg Josefowicz (CEO)
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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expansion into international markets
liquidation and closure in 2011
outsourced online sales to Amazon.com (2001-2008)
publicly traded from 1995 to 2011
spun off from Kmart in 1995
struggled with e-commerce competition
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gptkbp:notableProduct
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gptkb:music
books
magazines
DVDs
café services
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gptkbp:numberOfLocations
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over 1200
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gptkbp:parentCompany
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gptkb:Borders_Group
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gptkbp:stockSymbol
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gptkb:BGP
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gptkbp:subsidiary
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gptkb:Waldenbooks
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gptkbp:tradedOn
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gptkb:New_York_Stock_Exchange
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gptkbp:website
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www.borders.com
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Borders_Rewards_loyalty_program
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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