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16 Facts About Borders Books

1.

Borders Books Group, Inc was an American multinational book and music retailer based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States.

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2.

Borders Books operated 175 stores in the Waldenbooks Specialty Retail segment, including Waldenbooks, Borders Express, Borders airport stores, and Borders Outlet stores.

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3.

In February 2011, Borders Books applied for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and began liquidating 226 of its stores in the United States.

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4.

In 1994, Borders Books briefly operated a mall-based toy store called All Wound Up, which sold toys and novelty items.

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5.

Borders Books opened a franchise store in the Mall of the Emirates in Dubai, UAE in October 2006.

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6.

In 2004, Borders Books reached an agreement with Starbucks subsidiary Seattle's Best Coffee to operate cafes in its domestic superstores under the Seattle's Best brand name.

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7.

In March 2007, Borders Group announced it would scale down the number of Waldenbooks outlets it had by half, to about 300, in the next year.

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8.

Also in March 2007, Borders Group announced the disposal of its Ireland and UK businesses, including its Books etc.

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9.

In 2008, Borders Books opened 14 concept stores nationwide, which included a Digital Center, offering select electronic devices such as MP3 players, digital photo frames, and the Sony Reader.

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10.

Borders Books Group launched a customer appreciation program called Borders Books Rewards.

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11.

In March 2008, Borders Books Group announced the intention to sell the chain because of financial difficulties.

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12.

Also in 2008, Borders Books signed an agreement with Lulu Press to create Borders Books Personal Publishing.

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13.

Borders Books announced the liquidation and closing of 226 stores.

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14.

Group of Borders Books creditors rejected the Direct Brands takeover bid in July 2011.

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15.

Books-A-Million later resurrected its offer to buy portions of Borders Group, purchasing the leases for 14 stores primarily in New England and Pennsylvania.

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16.

However, international Borders Books stores are still operating in the United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Malaysia.

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