Barnes & Noble, Inc.

Overview

Date Founded

1986

Headquarters

122 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, 10011, USA

Type of Company

Public

Employees (Worldwide)

10K - 1M

Industries

Retail: Other
Internet Software & Services

Company Description

Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), a Fortune 500 company, is the world’s largest bookseller and the nation’s highest-rated bookselling brand. The company is a leading content, commerce and technology company that provides customers easy and convenient access to books, magazines, newspapers and other content across its multi-channel distribution platform. As of October 27, 2012, the company operates 689 retail bookstores in regional shopping malls, major strip centers and freestanding locations in 50 states, and 674 college bookstores serving more than 4.6 million students and faculty members at colleges and universities across the United States. We pioneered the concept of the book superstore, combining vast inventory selection in books, music, DVD and magazines with comfortable ambiance. Our cafés and local marketing programs have made our bookstores anchors in their communities and great places to spend leisure time. Barnes & Noble conducts its online business through Barnes & Noble.com, one of the Web’s largest e-commerce sites, which also features more than 3 million titles in its eBookstore (www.bn.com/ebooks). Through Barnes & Noble’s NOOK® eReading product offering, customers can buy and read eBooks on the widest range of platforms, including NOOK eBook Readers, devices from partner companies, and hundreds of the most popular mobile and computing devices using free NOOK software. Through its Sterling Publishing subsidiary, the company publishes over 500 titles annually, under a variety of imprints including Sterling, Sterling Children’s Books and Barnes & Noble Classics

Website

http://www.barnesandnobleinc.com

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Executives & Employees

James Daunt

Chief Executive Officer

Allen W. Lindstrom

Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President

Joe Gorman

Chief Operating Officer

Brad Feuer

Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

Julie C. Lyle

Interim Chief Marketing Officer

Carlo Pochintesta

Chief Information Officer

Peter Herpich

Vice President, Corporate Controller & Principal Accounting Officer

Theresa Thompson

President, Sterling Publishing

George Campbell, Jr.

Director

Paul B. Guenther

Director

Board of Directors

Elliot Greenberg

Vice President at Elliott Management Corp.

Paul Best

Managing Director, Healthcare & Consumer at Warburg Pincus International LLC

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Recent Transactions

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Elliott Advisors (UK) Ltd., Elliott Capital Advisors LP purchase Barnes & Noble, Inc.

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Bahwan CyberTek Pvt Ltd. purchases Nook Digital LLC from Barnes & Noble, Inc.

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Transaction Advisors

Accountant

BDO Capital Advisors LLC

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Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

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Scott A Barshay

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J. Leonard Teti II

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Jarrett R. Hoffman

Advised onElliott Advisors (UK) Ltd., Elliott Capital Advisors LP purchase Barnes & Noble, Inc.

Advisors & Consultants

Advisor

Carmen Molinos

Managing Director at Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

Legal Advisor

James M. Pearl

Managing Partner at O'Melveny & Myers LLP

Legal Advisor

Jarrett R. Hoffman

Partner Elect at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

Clients

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.

Barnes and Noble Education, Inc. engages in the management and operation of bookstore chains in universities. It operates through the following segments: Retail, Wholesale, and Digital Student Solutions (DSS). The Retail segment operates physical and virtual campus bookstores. The Wholesale segment sells hardware and software that provides inventory management and point-of-sale solutions to college bookstores. The DSS segment includes direct-to-student product and service offerings to assist students to study more effectively and improve academic performance. The company was founded by Leonard Riggio in 1965 and is headquartered in Basking Ridge, NJ.

Spring Hill College

SPRING HILL COLLEGE IS A CO-EDUCATIONAL LIBERAL ARTS, JESUIT COLLEGE.

Wesley College, Inc. (Delaware)

WESLEY COLLEGE IS A UNITED METHODIST INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION THAT SEEKS TO BE AMONG THE FINEST STUDENT-CENTERED LEARNING COMMUNITIES IN THE LIBERAL ARTS TRADITION. CONSISTENT WITH OUR METHODIST HERITAGE, THE COLLEGE AFFIRMS MEANING AND PURPOSE IN LIFE THROUGH JUSTICE, COMPASSION, INCLUSION AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES THAT ENHANCE COMMUNITY LIFE AND RESPECT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. WESLEY COLLEGE EXISTS TO LIBERATE AND EMPOWER ITS STUDENTS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ETHICAL ATTITUDE AND CAPACITY FOR CRITICAL THINKING NEEDED TO ACHIEVE PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL GOALS AND TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE LOCAL AND GLOBAL SOCIETY.

Key Stats and Financials As of

Market Capitalization

$477M

Total Enterprise Value

Earnings Per Share

Non-Profit Donations & Grants

$10K - $25K

2019

Loras College

$1,000 - $4,999

2019

Reading Partners

$1,000 - $2,499

2019

Everson Museum of Art

Investments

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Luvo

FlashNotes, Inc. provides an online marketplace for college students to buy and sell their course notes. It offers Pays2Study that enables college students to sell and buy course-specific study materials, such as study guides, notes, flashcards, video tutorials, and live video help. The company was founded by Michael Matousek, Steven Maggs and David Petruziello in 2010 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

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Powered, Inc.

Powered, Inc. provides social marketing consultancy services. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Investors

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Leonard Riggio

Founder at Barnes & Noble, Inc.

Suppliers

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MBS Textbook Exchange, Inc. Wholesale: Consumer Non-Durables/Sundries | Columbia, MO

MBS Textbook Exchange, Inc. supplies and sells new and used textbooks to college bookstores. It is organized into three operating divisions-MBS Wholesale, MBS Direct, and MBS Systems-each division supports customers with state-of-the-art technology and innovations. The company was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Columbia, MO.

Federal Realty Investment Trust Real Estate | Rockville, MD

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Competitors

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Walmart, Inc. Retail: Food & Beverage - Bentonville, Arkansas

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Awards & Honors

Rank #427

2016

Fortune Magazine - Fortune 1000 Companies