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Re:What Can We Learn from Barnes and Noble's Surprising Turn... by peoplenotbots on Wednesday December 28, 2022 @11:04PM (#34169409)
Im genuinely surprised they didn't lean harder into the hobby shop/coffeeshop/beer-wine angle every indepdent bookstore didnt lean into as community space. The B&N stores typically have so much space they could stock some model kits, some DND manuals and a more robust coffee shop and knock out the average understaffed and under equipped hoppy shop or independent wine bar that has books for sale.
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Re:What Can We Learn from Barnes and Noble's Surprising Turn... by margoguryan on Wednesday December 28, 2022 @11:14PM (#34169473)
When I was in high school (06-10) you wouldn't believe how many kids could hang out at B&N for hours and hours and just drink some coffees and look at weird books or hang out with friends. I had several friends who would go for the annual Crterion Collection 50% Sale.
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Re:What Can We Learn from Barnes and Noble's Surprising Turn... by exolymph on Wednesday December 28, 2022 @11:42PM (#34169633)
> The B&N stores typically have so much space they could stock some model kits, some DND manuals and a more robust coffee

This is exactly what my local B&N does. Not yours?

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