Knowledge (XXG)

Borders Group

Source 📝

837: 808: 884: 628: 56: 448:, which had acquired mall-based book chain Waldenbooks eight years earlier. Kmart had struggled with the book division, having first tinkered with the assortment and later with discounting. In the Borders acquisition, Kmart merged the two companies in hopes that the experienced Borders senior management could bail out floundering Waldenbooks. Instead, many of the Borders senior management team left the company, leaving behind an even larger and more unwieldy division for Kmart executives to handle on the heels of aggressive expansions by rivals 415:
Lansing for years and Harvey Robin had been a local restorer of rare books, who moved his bindery upstairs. Wahr's had been mainly a textbook and school supplies vendor, but the brothers did not deal in textbooks. They moved the retail bookshop to much larger quarters that had become available down the street at 303 South State, in the former location of the Wagner and Son men's clothing store. The old shop was renamed Charing Cross Bookshop and Tom Frick was sent over from the new bookshop to help.
549: 721: 864: 3014: 388: 2986: 478: 567:, which is the world's biggest mall built in a single phase, with 7.5 million square feet (700,000 m). The store in Berjaya Times Square was advertised as being the world's biggest Borders at 60,000 square feet (5,600 m); however, this has since changed with the closure of one level of the store. Borders's second store in Malaysia is located in The Curve, 3000: 892:
and purchase information from being transferred to Barnes & Noble. On October 1, 2011, Borders cardholders were informed by email: "As part of Borders ceasing operations, we Barnes & Noble acquired some of its assets including Borders brand trademarks and their customer list." The federal bankruptcy court approved this sale on September 26, 2011.
768:(A&P). Following his announcement, Borders stock fell below one dollar per share. During his tenure at Borders, all of the top executive officers resigned (or were encouraged to leave), including some who had been with the company for over 20 years. Mike Edwards (vice president and chief merchandising officer) was appointed interim CEO. 786:, president and CEO of Vector Group, joined the board of directors. Following the resignation of chairman Mick McGuire, LeBow was elected chairman of the board. On June 3, LeBow became CEO of Borders Group. Mike Edwards was confirmed as president of Borders Group and CEO of Borders, Inc., the company's principal subsidiary. 2517: 736:
On March 30, 2009, Marshall announced that the loan from Pershing Square would be extended for another year (coming due on April 1, 2010), at an interest rate of 9.8%. This, combined with a series of layoffs and new promotional deals with major publishers, caused Borders stock to rise. Within a week,
696:
In March 2008, Borders Group announced the intention to sell the chain because of financial difficulties. Borders Books was rumored to have approached Barnes & Noble in hopes of a buyout. The chain was in debt, having increased its financial instability by borrowing US$ 42.5 million in March
709:
to stay afloat in the future. Following the announcement of the loan, Borders's shares dropped 28.6% to $ 5.07/share. The shares continued to drop throughout the year, and as of December 11, 2009, Borders stocks were trading at $ 1.30 on the NYSE, which was up almost a point from a low of $ 0.530 on
670:
Borders Group also launched a customer appreciation program called Borders Rewards. In contrast to a membership from Barnes & Noble, which was a paid-for membership that entitled customers to discounts, Borders Rewards was a free program with discount coupons and the ability to earn store credit
891:
The Borders online store closed on September 27, 2011, at 10:30 pm Eastern. A banner then appeared on their website allowing users to browse, but directed them to Barnes & Noble to complete their purchases. All Borders customers had until October 29, 2011, to prevent their personal contact
875:
Books-A-Million later resurrected its offer to buy portions of Borders Group, purchasing the leases for 21 stores primarily in New England and Pennsylvania. Borders USA closed its remaining stores on Sunday, September 18, 2011. The last remaining Singaporean Borders store in Parkway Parade Shopping
732:
of $ 2.09 million. Mark Bierley was also promoted to chief financial officer, replacing Ed Wilhelm. The changes in management were due to Borders's holiday sales having fallen by 11.7% to $ 868.8 million. On January 13, Mick McGuire, a former partner at Pershing Square, became chairman of
851:
A group of Borders creditors rejected the Direct Brands takeover bid in July 2011. Borders filed for an auction and the motion was approved by a judge; however, the bid deadline expired on July 17 without a bidder. A United States bankruptcy judge approved a petition to liquidate; this resulted in
414:
In 1975, they bought out the stock of Wahr's, an 80-year-old bookstore that was ending business at 316 South State Street, and hired Michael Hildebrand and Harvey James Robin to stock it with rare books and manage the old shop. Hildebrand had managed Gibson's used and rare book department in East
508:
Ltd. was established as a Borders Group subsidiary and with its Borders and Books etc. After quickly becoming one of the country's leading booksellers, due to the fierce competition in the UK marketplace, a number of the Books etc. stores closed, and Borders (UK) Ltd. was sold in 2007 to a
512:
In the third quarter of 2006, the Singapore store emerged as the best performing among the group's 559 outlets, with the highest revenue generated per square meter. At one point, the highest-grossing location in US territory was a remodeled and expanded store in Puerto Rico, generating $
335:
firm Najafi Companies, Borders was not able to find a buyer acceptable to its creditors before its July bidding deadline, so it began liquidating its remaining 399 retail outlets, with the last remaining stores closing in September. The Chapter 11 case was ultimately converted to
456:. Facing its own fiscal problems and intense pressure from stockholders, Kmart spun off Borders in 1995, in a highly structured stock-purchase plan. The newly formed company was initially called Borders-Walden Group and, by the end of the same year, renamed simply Borders Group. 611:
Also in March 2007, Borders Group announced the disposal of its Ireland and UK businesses, including its Books etc. business in the UK, with the aim of revitalizing the core US business; however, it was also announced that Borders Group would retain the
2666: 666:
In late 2007, Borders installed digital video monitors in select stores. The monitors displayed special programs, as well as news, sports, and financial information provided through Ripple Networks, Inc., a California-based marketing service.
47: 347:
By the end of December 2009, Borders employed an estimated 1,150 staff across its UK stores, which went into bankruptcy administration before the end of 2009. All stores were closed by December 31, 2009. Borders Group also formerly
671:
for purchases. In addition, in September 2009, following the lead of Barnes & Noble, the chain discontinued its fee-based wireless service provided by T-Mobile and began implementing a free Wi-Fi network provided by Verizon.
2801: 856:. On July 22, 2011, Borders started closing its remaining 399 stores with a phased roll-out. Business operations ceased in September 2011. Former rival and the current second-largest chain of bookstores in the United States, 760:
Holiday sales figures for 2009 were "disappointing", with total sales of $ 846.8 million, (~$ 1.17 billion in 2023) down 14.7% from the previous year. Employees reported that major cuts were made in payroll hours.
623:
for an initial £20 million. However, after changing hands in 2009, Borders in Ireland and the UK went into administration on November 26, 2009. After failing to find a buyer, all the stores were shut on December 22, 2009.
744:
On August 11, 2009, Borders revealed the names of the replacements for five of the eight members of the board of directors, who had previously announced their intentions to quit. The new members included Paul J. Brown of
485:
Borders was rumoured to open stores in Canada, starting with a 50,000-square-foot (4,600 m) retail store in Toronto. However, this was rejected for failing to meet Canadian ownership regulations for book retailers.
756:
On November 5, 2009, Borders announced that it would close some of its Waldenbooks stores in an effort to improve the profitability of its Specialty Retail operations. By January 2010, 182 stores had been closed.
2618: 876:
Center, closed its doors at 9 pm (Singapore time) after a final sale on Monday, September 26, 2011. However, international Borders stores are still operating in Malaysia and Middle Eastern countries such as
860:, had made a bid to acquire 30 to 35 stores and their assets on July 19, 2011, the day liquidation was approved by the courts. However, the two sides were unable to come to an agreement suitable to all parties. 1543: 1974: 2083: 4075: 532:
in the United States. At that time, the Borders bookshop chain in the UK started a closing down sale in all of its 45 stores. On December 14, Borders UK converted to liquidation (which is equivalent to
1193: 2674: 1740:
A going concern sale of the Company's business and assets was not possible despite best endeavours. Accordingly, the Administrators ceased the operations of the business and all stores are now closed.
4070: 2959: 425:
The downtown Ann Arbor store moved across the street again in 1994 to 612 East Liberty Street, at the southwest corner of Liberty and State Streets, in the building once occupied by the defunct
4065: 799:
reported that Borders would be delaying its payments to publishers for inventory already received, to preserve liquidity. This was prompted by problems in refinancing its credit facilities.
833:
Borders Group announced on July 1, 2011, that it had found a bidder, Direct Brands, that would acquire the assets for $ 215 million and the assumption of $ 220 million in debt.
2809: 323:
At the beginning of 2010, the company operated 511 Borders superstores in the United States. The company also operated 175 stores in the Waldenbooks Specialty Retail segment, including
2689: 2756: 1807: 4015: 1117: 459:
In 1994, Borders briefly operated a mall-based toy store called All Wound Up, which sold toys and novelty items. Most All Wound Up stores were seasonal kiosks in shopping malls.
2476: 4060: 968: 693:
In March 2007, the company announced the end of its marketing alliance with Amazon begun six years earlier, as well as plans to launch its own online business in early 2008.
635:
In 2008, Borders opened 14 concept stores nationwide, which included a Digital Center, offering select electronic devices such as MP3 players, digital photo frames, and the
2779: 2737: 910:
purchased lifetime rights to the Borders brand in the Middle East in 2015, and subsequently diversified it into a merchandise mix consisting of books, toys and stationery.
379:
purchased lifetime rights to the Borders brand in the Middle East in 2015, and subsequently diversified it into a merchandise mix consisting of books, toys and stationery.
1223: 2626: 880:, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, and Bahrain. These Borders stores are now under different ownership from the original Borders Group, and were unaffected by their store closures. 2163: 4040: 579:
in Dubai, UAE in October 2006. Despite financial difficulties in the domestic market, Borders continued to expand its franchises, adding stores in Malaysia, Oman, and
771:
On March 31, 2010, Borders announced that the loan from Pershing Square had been paid in full. In early April, the company's stock had rebounded to $ 2.78 per share.
4030: 4020: 737:
it had topped the $ 1.00 mark. By mid-April, it had approached $ 2.00. As a result, the company cancelled plans to ask its shareholders for permission to perform a
1642: 1551: 2327: 1982: 1843: 4035: 2087: 540:
By the end of 2009, all of Borders's directly owned overseas locations had been sold or closed, leaving only the franchise stores in Dubai, Oman, and Malaysia.
497:, which was then the largest bookstore there. It subsequently opened another 41 stores in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom and bought 35 1512: 4025: 2219: 4050: 2380: 1699: 3087: 3055: 2879: 2400: 4045: 4010: 3620: 2967: 2842: 1582: 819: 328: 2431: 1929: 1821: 853: 728:
On January 5, 2009, the company announced that Ron Marshall would immediately take over as chief executive. Former CEO George L. Jones received a
534: 337: 143: 765: 4055: 2034: 2697: 2457: 619:
In September 2007, it was announced that the 42 Borders and 28 Books etc. stores in Ireland and the UK had been sold to private-equity group
608:
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.
3909: 2764: 2535: 1125: 2581: 2899: 2484: 1489: 364:. The stores continued to operate under the Borders brand as the unaffiliated "Borders Asia Pacific" until RedGroup was placed into 2030: 3866: 529: 2941: 2787: 2498: 1166: 3851: 1947: 316:, United States. In its final year, the company employed about 19,500 people throughout the U.S., primarily in its Borders and 2824: 1140: 690:
The last year that Borders made a profit was in 2006. Its yearly income dropped by $ 1 billion over the next four years.
3048: 2171: 2057: 1433: 2004: 1245: 807: 717:
to create Borders Personal Publishing. Through this, authors could self-publish their work through Borders and its website.
705:. The loan was said to have a very high interest rate of 12.5%, which meant that the chain would have to post a significant 489:
In 1997, the company established its first international store in Singapore, occupying 32,000 square feet (3,000 m) in
2554: 2110: 429:
Department Store. Although not the original location, it was identified as "Borders #1" because it was the flagship store.
883: 812: 627: 55: 822:, listing $ 1.275 billion in assets and $ 1.293 billion in debts in its filing. The company also announced the 3613: 2559: 1650: 1407: 2316: 1851: 553: 331:
bankruptcy protection and began liquidating 226 of its stores in the United States. Despite a purchase offer from the
219: 1014: 1899: 3914: 1930:"Ripple's high-definition screens heading for borders: company can fine-tune videos to chain's different locations" 1520: 958: 939: 648: 1752: 3929: 3856: 3041: 2194: 1171: 841: 656: 3944: 3586: 3197: 3119: 2377: 1271: 877: 2861: 2353: 1297: 602: 1066: 987: 3924: 3606: 3333: 2916: 2645: 2599: 675: 513:
17 million in sales annually. Another notably large and successful location in the U.S. was located at
419: 353: 327:, Borders Express, Borders airport stores, and Borders Outlet stores. In February 2011, Borders applied for 226: 212: 86: 3545: 3451: 887:
Office equipment 'For Sale' sign at Borders corporate headquarters, 100 Phoenix Drive, Ann Arbor, Michigan
472: 408: 349: 1592: 537:
in the US) and announced it was going out of business. All UK stores were closed by the end of the year.
1812: 903:
for a trial period in 2013, but that store was shortly after converted to a regular Popular book store.
620: 445: 922:
store to allow books to be directly downloaded to an e-reader device or a Borders eReader app for the
548: 3826: 3670: 3665: 3478: 3097: 1727:
Philip Duffy, Geoff Bouchier and David Whitehouse of MCR (Joint Administrators) (December 23, 2009).
789:
The company reported significant losses for the third quarter, compared to 2009. At the end of 2010,
679: 652: 613: 576: 564: 522: 514: 365: 357: 296: 1460: 1092: 3727: 3535: 3223: 2138: 1118:"Borders Reaches Agreement to Sell Australia/New Zealand/Singapore Business to A&R Whitecoulis" 900: 830:
and Najafi Companies, expressed interest in purchasing half of the remaining Borders Group stores.
738: 706: 660: 400: 392: 313: 174: 61: 720: 528:
On November 26, 2009, Borders (UK) Ltd was placed into administration, which is the equivalent to
3964: 3798: 3712: 3396: 369: 498: 2408: 836: 3821: 3747: 3717: 3421: 1779: 1568: 1485: 1382: 1022: 963: 729: 644: 580: 568: 449: 341: 162: 30:
This article is about the international book store chain. For the Scottish geologic unit, see
3033: 1479: 3969: 3811: 3737: 3707: 3441: 3160: 3139: 3107: 3005: 1817: 923: 896: 863: 775: 701:, the company's major stockholder, to keep the company running through the remainder of the 204: 2719: 1348: 3934: 3894: 3841: 3831: 3816: 3768: 3722: 3431: 3244: 3213: 2991: 2903: 2896: 2384: 1704: 1047: 857: 827: 616:
stationery business. International expansion would be likely to continue via franchising.
361: 1587: 372:
and the Australian stores gradually shut down, with the last group closing in July 2011.
2164:"Borders Group names Ron Marshall chief executive, Mark Bierley chief financial officer" 3979: 3871: 3752: 3629: 3559: 3539: 3323: 3317: 1232:
Dubai retailer shows how to turnaround a bankrupt global brand into regional powerhouse
1224:"For Dubai's Al Maya Group, the final word has not been written on Borders' bookstores" 714: 698: 572: 490: 387: 332: 72: 782:, was making a large private investment in Borders stock. As a result, both LeBow and 4004: 3939: 3846: 3836: 3643: 3569: 3549: 3529: 3519: 3509: 3499: 3445: 3435: 3425: 3260: 2005:"Article: Borders launches Borders Rewards in the US.(Brief Article) – M2 Best Books" 1975:"Leveraging The Borders Rewards Program For Solid Savings On Entertainment Purchases" 907: 868: 845: 791: 783: 746: 560: 518: 433: 426: 404: 376: 80: 3013: 1951: 1771: 1544:"Borders bookstore goes bankrupt after trying to become America's version of Indigo" 1374: 3989: 3954: 3949: 3919: 3742: 3660: 3495: 3313: 3019: 946: 779: 505: 494: 468: 411:. The first Borders bookshop opened at 209 South State Street, Ann Arbor, in 1971. 264: 31: 3555: 1873: 1672: 899:
in late 2012. In an attempt to revive the brand, a single Borders store opened in
605:
to operate cafes in its domestic superstores under the Seattle's Best brand name.
2738:"Books-A-Million (BAMM) Submits Bid to Acquire Interests in 30 Borders Locations" 2118: 2008: 1770:
Journal, Patrick M. ReillyStaff Reporter of The Wall Street (November 13, 1998).
1322: 3984: 3959: 3565: 3525: 3390: 3386: 3380: 3376: 3370: 3366: 3343: 3227: 3065: 2802:"Books-A-Million says talks to buy 30 Borders store leases, assets unsuccessful" 823: 750: 702: 636: 477: 453: 324: 317: 309: 286: 148: 2917:"Barnes & Noble CEO on Borders' demise and the future of Borders customers" 2290: 3974: 3904: 3899: 3788: 3732: 3250: 2981: 2667:"Borders seeks bankruptcy court approval to liquidate, shutter all 399 stores" 1547: 935: 764:
On January 26, 2010, CEO Ron Marshall resigned to become president and CEO of
674:
The Australian, New Zealand, and Singaporean stores were sold in June 2008 to
559:
In April 2005, Borders Group opened its first franchise store with Malaysia's
281: 260: 2690:"Books-A-Million Seeks Westward Expansion With Purchase Of 35 Borders Stores" 1783: 1386: 1026: 942:. Although branded as a Borders store, it was actually handled by Kobo, Inc. 17: 3861: 3778: 3773: 3515: 3217: 3201: 3191: 3027: 2641: 598: 252: 594:
In 2003, Borders had 1,249 stores using the Borders and Waldenbooks names.
46: 949:
apps and users could transfer their Borders eBooks to their Kobo library.
352:
in Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore. However, these were sold off to
3806: 3187: 3113: 1619: 1614: 796: 256: 208: 591:
In 1998, Philip Pfeffer succeeded Robert DiRomualdo as chief executive.
436:
president Robert F. DiRomualdo was hired in 1989 to expand the company.
3472: 3400: 3349: 3337: 3327: 2862:"Books-A-Million targets 14 Borders locations in Bankruptcy Court deal" 1772:"Borders Group Names Pfeffer CEO; Results Swing to a Loss of $ 800,000" 663:. The latest Borders Digital Center opened in Alameda in January 2008. 682:), which then formed a new company, RedGroup Retail, to pay off debt. 575:, Penang on December 7, 2006. Borders opened a franchise store in the 3455: 3296: 3264: 3254: 3143: 1907: 927: 640: 97: 2084:"10 lessons from the collapse of Borders and Angus & Robertson" 3783: 3691: 3686: 3292: 3207: 3181: 3164: 3133: 3129: 3123: 3101: 3091: 919: 882: 862: 835: 818:
On February 16, 2011, the company announced that it had filed for
806: 719: 626: 547: 476: 403:, United States, where it was founded in 1971 by brothers Tom and 386: 3598: 2960:"Borders sale may sell most bookstores in 2-4 weeks, lawyer says" 2432:"Bankrupt Borders Finds a Buyer, Plans to Sell For $ 215 Million" 1194:"The end: Borders last Australian stores to close by end of July" 931: 240: 3602: 3037: 2757:"Borders, Books-A-Million fail to reach deal to save 30 stores" 2555:"Borders Closer to Liquidation; Deadline Passes Without Bidder" 1808:"Winston-Salem Borders store to remain open despite bankruptcy" 368:
in February 2011; with the five New Zealand stores sold to the
1464: 521:, but the store sustained damage and was closed following the 244: 2780:"Borders Is Really Done, As Books-A-Million Deal Falls Apart" 1728: 2942:"Borders Launches eBook Store, BlackBerry and Android Apps" 2354:"Ann Arbor bookstore chain files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy" 248: 2880:"Books-A-Million wants to buy leases of 14 Borders stores" 2518:"Borders Faces Liquidation After Takeover Bid's Rejection" 2058:"Borders pulls a B&N, offers free WiFi to all patrons" 945:
On June 3, 2011, the Borders eReader apps were changed to
639:. The concept stores were located in Ann Arbor, Michigan; 501:
stores throughout Britain from Philip and Richard Joseph.
1844:"Barnes & Noble Welcomes Borders Bookstore Customers" 2033:. Michigan. PR Newswire. August 21, 2007. Archived from 1298:"Wahr's Bookstore: Ann Arbor's Longest Lasting Bookshop" 2843:"Books-A-Million resurrects offer to buy Borders store" 4076:
Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2011
2031:"Borders Rewards Program Surpasses 20 Million Members" 4071:
Companies that filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in 2011
1729:"MCR appointed Administrator to Borders (UK) Limited" 826:
and closing of 226 stores. Two private-equity firms,
407:
during their undergraduate and graduate years at the
2619:"Borders going-out-of-business sale starts tomorrow" 1615:"Borders bookshops in the UK go into administration" 1434:"Kmart completes Borders acquisition - UPI Archives" 418:
In 1985, the company opened its second location, in
3880: 3797: 3761: 3700: 3679: 3653: 3636: 3579: 3488: 3465: 3414: 3359: 3306: 3285: 3278: 3237: 3174: 3153: 3080: 3073: 969:
List of retailers affected by the retail apocalypse
292: 280: 270: 236: 195: 185: 168: 158: 136: 121: 103: 93: 78: 68: 4066:Companies that have filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy 2401:"Najafi Cos in discussions to buy Borders -report" 1461:"The death and life of a great American bookstore" 631:Borders headquarters building, Ann Arbor, Michigan 2897:Borders Facebook page with list of store closings 2825:"Books-A-Million drops bid to buy Borders stores" 2720:"Borders Asks Permission To Sell Stores To Rival" 2642:"It's Official: Borders Is Going Out of Business" 1700:"It's the last chapter for books venture Borders" 724:Borders store interior, San Francisco, California 344:acquired Borders's trademarks and customer list. 2477:"Direct Brands bids $ 450M for Borders's assets" 1375:"Two Bookselling Chains Are Stepping Up the War" 1272:"Borders No. 1, where it all began in Ann Arbor" 988:"Borders books to close, along with 10,700 jobs" 895:The Borders brand in Singapore was purchased by 852:the company converting their Chapter 11 case to 2499:"Report: Direct Brands to buy bankrupt Borders" 2458:"Borders Picks Najafi Companies as Lead Bidder" 2253:Various corporate news releases throughout 2009 1408:"Kmart to acquire Borders books - UPI Archives" 1141:"Borders Australia closures sees 500 jobs lost" 713:Also in 2008, Borders signed an agreement with 2195:"Borders Group names Mick McGuire as chairman" 2139:"Executives Replaced at Borders as Sales Fall" 399:The original Borders bookstore was located in 4016:Defunct retail companies of the United States 3614: 3049: 1950:. Borders. September 27, 2007. Archived from 8: 1167:"The end: Borders to close remaining stores" 39: 2291:"Borders shares dive on cash flow concerns" 597:In 2004, Borders reached an agreement with 481:The former flagship Borders Singapore store 4061:Bookstores established in the 20th century 3621: 3607: 3599: 3282: 3077: 3056: 3042: 3034: 2516:de la Merced, Michael J. (July 13, 2011). 2456:de la Merced, Michael J. (June 30, 2011). 1802: 1800: 1643:"Borders Bookstores Closing Down for Good" 54: 45: 38: 360:) in 2008, then were later sold again to 2262:Corporate News Release, January 26, 2010 2244:Corporate News Release, January 18, 2010 1373:Reilly, Patrick M. (September 3, 1996). 1217: 1215: 766:The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. 4041:Retail companies disestablished in 2011 1753:"Borders Store in Mall of the Emirates" 1481:Vault Guide to the Top Retail Employers 979: 4031:American companies established in 1971 4021:Companies based in Ann Arbor, Michigan 2582:"Judges approves Borders' liquidation" 2132: 2130: 2128: 1583:"Borders de Plaza era una mina de oro" 774:On May 21, 2010, it was revealed that 2600:"Borders seeks approval to liquidate" 2111:"Borders Dumps Amazon, Heads for Web" 1542:Weisblott, Marc (February 17, 2011). 60:The company's former headquarters in 7: 4036:Retail companies established in 1971 2778:Hazard Owen, Laura (July 26, 2011). 2333:from the original on October 9, 2022 2082:Thomson, James (February 18, 2011). 2056:Murph, Darren (September 30, 2009). 1459:Leopold, Todd (September 12, 2011). 571:. The third Borders store opened in 27:American book retailer, 1971 to 2011 4026:Defunct companies based in Michigan 2352:Bomey, Nathan (February 16, 2011). 2317:"Borders Group Chapter 11 Petition" 2280:Borders press release, June 3, 2010 2271:Borders press release, May 21, 2010 2007:. February 22, 2006. Archived from 1820:. February 16, 2011. Archived from 1673:"Borders starts closing down sales" 1649:. November 26, 2008. Archived from 1091:Koenig, Chris (December 10, 2009). 1013:Clark, Andrew (February 13, 2011). 918:On July 7, 2010, Borders opened an 4051:2011 disestablishments in Michigan 1874:"Borders sells its UK book stores" 699:Pershing Square Capital Management 563:in Kuala Lumpur. It is located in 25: 2860:Swant, Martin (August 25, 2011). 2193:Ittner, John (January 13, 2009). 2170:. January 6, 2009. Archived from 1948:"Borders Books, Music and Movies" 1900:"Go Digital – We'll Show You How" 1698:Judd, Terri (December 14, 2009). 1571:(Life!), November 15, 2006, p. 10 1270:Brush, Mark (February 25, 2011). 1067:"Bookstore Chain Borders Is Dead" 3867:Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores 3012: 2998: 2984: 2915:Lee, Stephan (October 1, 2011). 2823:Eckert, Barton (July 26, 2011). 2536:"Judge approves Borders auction" 2137:Rich, Motoko (January 6, 2009). 1973:Hamm, Trent (January 29, 2007). 1565:"S'pore store is Borders' No. 1" 1513:"Borders(R) Gets 'All Wound Up'" 1139:Zappone, Chris (April 7, 2011). 820:Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection 530:Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection 444:Borders was acquired in 1992 by 4046:1971 establishments in Michigan 4011:Bookstores of the United States 2808:. July 26, 2011. Archived from 2755:Bomey, Nathan (July 26, 2011). 2673:. July 18, 2011. Archived from 2109:Aun, Fred J. (March 23, 2008). 1347:Krause, Steve (July 24, 2011). 1165:Zappone, Chris (June 2, 2011). 1015:"Borders poised for bankruptcy" 678:(who also own local competitor 2966:. June 3, 2011. Archived from 2640:Ovide, Shira (July 21, 2011). 2617:Reidy, Chris (July 21, 2011). 2553:Magee, David (July 18, 2011). 2407:. June 7, 2011. Archived from 2220:"New Borders Directors Chosen" 2086:. SmartCompany. Archived from 1581:Díaz, Marian (July 20, 2011). 1296:Alloway, Gene (June 4, 2021). 1065:Ovide, Shira (July 18, 2011). 308:was an American multinational 1: 4056:1992 mergers and acquisitions 2688:Owen, Laura (July 21, 2011). 2475:Guest, Greta (July 2, 2011). 2430:Hayden, Erik (July 1, 2011). 2378:Chapter 11 Store Closure List 1936:– via The Free Library. 867:One of the Borders stores in 813:Pittsfield Township, Michigan 2560:International Business Times 1934:Los Angeles Business Journal 1591:(in Spanish). Archived from 1222:Nair, Manoj (July 9, 2021). 753:, and Dan Rose of Facebook. 125:September 28, 2011 1048:"Log in or Sign Up to View" 554:Chapel Hill, North Carolina 109:; 53 years ago 4092: 3915:Homart Development Company 3589:(including local entities) 3068:and book superstore chains 2902:September 4, 2015, at the 2829:Baltimore Business Journal 959:Books in the United States 803:Bankruptcy and liquidation 649:Panama City Beach, Florida 466: 29: 3930:Pace Membership Warehouse 3857:National Tire and Battery 1484:. Vault Inc. p. 40. 1172:The Sydney Morning Herald 842:Second Avenue (Manhattan) 840:Empty shelves inside the 657:Monroeville, Pennsylvania 509:private-equity investor. 259:, gift packs, magazines, 53: 44: 3646:, Chairman (major owner) 3587:List of bookstore chains 2503:Wichita Business Journal 878:the United Arab Emirates 733:the board of directors. 587:Changes in business plan 366:voluntary administration 3925:Orchard Supply Hardware 3872:Sears Roebuck de México 3852:Martha Stewart Everyday 3334:Suomalainen Kirjakauppa 2646:The Wall Street Journal 2383:April 29, 2011, at the 1776:The Wall Street Journal 1478:Pasiuk, Laurie (2005). 1379:The Wall Street Journal 1071:The Wall Street Journal 811:Borders store closing, 676:Pacific Equity Partners 561:Berjaya Books Sdn. Bhd. 463:International expansion 420:Beverly Hills, Michigan 391:Borders No.1, downtown 354:Pacific Equity Partners 310:book and music retailer 3452:Indigo Books and Music 2790:on September 30, 2011. 1302:Ann Arbor Book Society 888: 872: 848: 815: 725: 632: 556: 482: 473:Borders (Asia Pacific) 409:University of Michigan 396: 3479:Angus & Robertson 3088:Librairie Avant-Garde 2812:on December 11, 2018. 2411:on September 24, 2015 1813:Winston-Salem Journal 1554:on December 27, 2012. 1349:"Boarding up Borders" 1128:on September 4, 2015. 886: 866: 839: 810: 749:, Timothy V. Wolf of 723: 680:Angus & Robertson 630: 621:Risk Capital Partners 603:Seattle's Best Coffee 551: 480: 440:Kmart and Waldenbooks 390: 358:Angus & Robertson 218:Mike Edwards (former 3827:Dean Witter Reynolds 3671:Richard Warren Sears 3666:Alvah Curtis Roebuck 2921:Entertainment Weekly 2700:on February 25, 2021 2090:on September 4, 2015 1880:. September 21, 2007 1824:on February 19, 2011 1653:on December 13, 2009 1595:on November 20, 2012 653:Noblesville, Indiana 577:Mall of the Emirates 565:Berjaya Times Square 523:September 11 attacks 515:5 World Trade Center 225:Scott Henry (former 144:Chapter 7 bankruptcy 3883:acquired properties 3728:Harry B. Cunningham 3224:National Book Store 2806:The Washington Post 2671:The Washington Post 2297:. December 31, 2010 2174:on February 3, 2009 2011:on October 26, 2012 1679:. November 29, 2009 1623:. November 26, 2009 1523:on October 13, 2014 739:reverse stock split 661:Alameda, California 552:A Borders store in 401:Ann Arbor, Michigan 393:Ann Arbor, Michigan 356:(which owned rival 340:. Rival bookseller 314:Ann Arbor, Michigan 306:Borders Group, Inc. 272:Number of employees 187:Number of locations 175:Ann Arbor, Michigan 172:100 Phoenix Drive, 62:Ann Arbor, Michigan 41: 40:Borders Group, Inc. 3935:PayLess Drug Store 3713:Joseph E. Antonini 3637:Current management 3422:Barnes & Noble 2886:. August 25, 2011. 2849:. August 25, 2011. 2767:on March 21, 2012. 2522:The New York Times 2481:Detroit Free Press 2462:The New York Times 2358:The Ann Arbor News 2143:The New York Times 2037:on August 19, 2009 1954:on January 9, 2010 1848:Barnes & Noble 1647:The London Insider 1440:. October 30, 1992 1327:C&G Newspapers 1323:"Bye, bye Borders" 1093:"Borders on brink" 889: 873: 849: 816: 726: 710:January 28, 2009. 633: 557: 483: 450:Barnes & Noble 397: 370:James Pascoe Group 342:Barnes & Noble 163:Barnes & Noble 98:Retail (specialty) 3998: 3997: 3910:The Great Indoors 3748:Edward R. Telling 3718:Edward A. Brennan 3596: 3595: 3410: 3409: 3274: 3273: 2970:on June 14, 2011. 2742:StreetInsider.com 2677:on July 19, 2011. 2629:on July 24, 2011. 2226:. August 11, 2009 2224:Publishers Weekly 1979:The Simple Dollar 1569:The Straits Times 1414:. October 3, 1992 1353:stevendkrause.com 1276:michiganradio.org 964:Retail apocalypse 844:Borders store in 730:severance package 686:Declining profits 645:Las Vegas, Nevada 569:Mutiara Damansara 303: 302: 16:(Redirected from 4083: 3970:Sports Authority 3812:American Freight 3738:W. Bruce Johnson 3708:James B. Adamson 3623: 3616: 3609: 3600: 3442:Half Price Books 3283: 3161:Oxford Bookstore 3140:Eslite Bookstore 3078: 3058: 3051: 3044: 3035: 3028:Official Website 3022: 3017: 3016: 3008: 3006:Companies portal 3003: 3002: 3001: 2994: 2989: 2988: 2987: 2972: 2971: 2956: 2950: 2949: 2938: 2932: 2931: 2929: 2927: 2912: 2906: 2894: 2888: 2887: 2876: 2870: 2869: 2857: 2851: 2850: 2839: 2833: 2832: 2820: 2814: 2813: 2798: 2792: 2791: 2786:. Archived from 2775: 2769: 2768: 2763:. Archived from 2752: 2746: 2745: 2744:. July 21, 2011. 2734: 2728: 2727: 2726:. July 21, 2011. 2724:Click on Detroit 2716: 2710: 2709: 2707: 2705: 2696:. Archived from 2685: 2679: 2678: 2663: 2657: 2656: 2654: 2652: 2637: 2631: 2630: 2625:. Archived from 2614: 2608: 2607: 2606:. July 18, 2011. 2596: 2590: 2589: 2588:. July 21, 2011. 2578: 2572: 2571: 2569: 2567: 2550: 2544: 2543: 2542:. July 15, 2011. 2532: 2526: 2525: 2513: 2507: 2506: 2495: 2489: 2488: 2487:on July 5, 2011. 2483:. Archived from 2472: 2466: 2465: 2453: 2447: 2446: 2444: 2442: 2427: 2421: 2420: 2418: 2416: 2397: 2391: 2375: 2369: 2368: 2366: 2364: 2349: 2343: 2342: 2340: 2338: 2332: 2321: 2313: 2307: 2306: 2304: 2302: 2287: 2281: 2278: 2272: 2269: 2263: 2260: 2254: 2251: 2245: 2242: 2236: 2235: 2233: 2231: 2216: 2210: 2209: 2207: 2205: 2190: 2184: 2183: 2181: 2179: 2160: 2154: 2153: 2151: 2149: 2134: 2123: 2122: 2121:on May 24, 2007. 2117:. Archived from 2115:E-Commerce Times 2106: 2100: 2099: 2097: 2095: 2079: 2073: 2072: 2070: 2068: 2053: 2047: 2046: 2044: 2042: 2027: 2021: 2020: 2018: 2016: 2001: 1995: 1994: 1992: 1990: 1985:on June 10, 2010 1981:. Archived from 1970: 1964: 1963: 1961: 1959: 1944: 1938: 1937: 1926: 1920: 1919: 1917: 1915: 1906:. Archived from 1896: 1890: 1889: 1887: 1885: 1870: 1864: 1863: 1861: 1859: 1854:on July 20, 2007 1850:. Archived from 1840: 1834: 1833: 1831: 1829: 1818:Associated Press 1804: 1795: 1794: 1792: 1790: 1767: 1761: 1760: 1749: 1743: 1742: 1737: 1735: 1724: 1718: 1717: 1715: 1713: 1695: 1689: 1688: 1686: 1684: 1669: 1663: 1662: 1660: 1658: 1639: 1633: 1632: 1630: 1628: 1611: 1605: 1604: 1602: 1600: 1578: 1572: 1562: 1556: 1555: 1550:. Archived from 1539: 1533: 1532: 1530: 1528: 1519:. Archived from 1509: 1503: 1502: 1500: 1498: 1475: 1469: 1468: 1456: 1450: 1449: 1447: 1445: 1430: 1424: 1423: 1421: 1419: 1404: 1398: 1397: 1395: 1393: 1370: 1364: 1363: 1361: 1359: 1344: 1338: 1337: 1335: 1333: 1319: 1313: 1312: 1310: 1308: 1293: 1287: 1286: 1284: 1282: 1267: 1261: 1260: 1258: 1256: 1241: 1235: 1234: 1219: 1210: 1209: 1207: 1205: 1190: 1184: 1183: 1181: 1179: 1162: 1156: 1155: 1153: 1151: 1136: 1130: 1129: 1124:. Archived from 1114: 1108: 1107: 1105: 1103: 1088: 1082: 1081: 1079: 1077: 1062: 1056: 1055: 1044: 1038: 1037: 1035: 1033: 1010: 1004: 1003: 1001: 999: 984: 897:Popular Holdings 776:Bennett S. LeBow 544:Franchise stores 205:Bennett S. LeBow 132: 130: 117: 115: 110: 58: 49: 42: 21: 4091: 4090: 4086: 4085: 4084: 4082: 4081: 4080: 4001: 4000: 3999: 3994: 3895:Builders Square 3882: 3876: 3842:Kmart Australia 3817:Coldwell Banker 3793: 3757: 3723:Charles Conaway 3696: 3675: 3649: 3632: 3627: 3597: 3592: 3575: 3484: 3461: 3432:Books-A-Million 3406: 3355: 3302: 3270: 3245:Jarir Bookstore 3233: 3214:Times Bookstore 3170: 3149: 3069: 3062: 3018: 3011: 3004: 2999: 2997: 2992:Michigan portal 2990: 2985: 2983: 2980: 2975: 2958: 2957: 2953: 2948:. July 7, 2010. 2940: 2939: 2935: 2925: 2923: 2914: 2913: 2909: 2904:Wayback Machine 2895: 2891: 2878: 2877: 2873: 2859: 2858: 2854: 2847:The Suburbanite 2841: 2840: 2836: 2822: 2821: 2817: 2800: 2799: 2795: 2784:PaidContent.org 2777: 2776: 2772: 2754: 2753: 2749: 2736: 2735: 2731: 2718: 2717: 2713: 2703: 2701: 2687: 2686: 2682: 2665: 2664: 2660: 2650: 2648: 2639: 2638: 2634: 2616: 2615: 2611: 2598: 2597: 2593: 2580: 2579: 2575: 2565: 2563: 2552: 2551: 2547: 2534: 2533: 2529: 2515: 2514: 2510: 2505:. July 5, 2011. 2497: 2496: 2492: 2474: 2473: 2469: 2455: 2454: 2450: 2440: 2438: 2429: 2428: 2424: 2414: 2412: 2399: 2398: 2394: 2385:Wayback Machine 2376: 2372: 2362: 2360: 2351: 2350: 2346: 2336: 2334: 2330: 2319: 2315: 2314: 2310: 2300: 2298: 2289: 2288: 2284: 2279: 2275: 2270: 2266: 2261: 2257: 2252: 2248: 2243: 2239: 2229: 2227: 2218: 2217: 2213: 2203: 2201: 2192: 2191: 2187: 2177: 2175: 2168:Chicago Tribune 2162: 2161: 2157: 2147: 2145: 2136: 2135: 2126: 2108: 2107: 2103: 2093: 2091: 2081: 2080: 2076: 2066: 2064: 2055: 2054: 2050: 2040: 2038: 2029: 2028: 2024: 2014: 2012: 2003: 2002: 1998: 1988: 1986: 1972: 1971: 1967: 1957: 1955: 1946: 1945: 1941: 1928: 1927: 1923: 1913: 1911: 1910:on July 8, 2011 1898: 1897: 1893: 1883: 1881: 1872: 1871: 1867: 1857: 1855: 1842: 1841: 1837: 1827: 1825: 1806: 1805: 1798: 1788: 1786: 1769: 1768: 1764: 1751: 1750: 1746: 1733: 1731: 1726: 1725: 1721: 1711: 1709: 1705:The Independent 1697: 1696: 1692: 1682: 1680: 1671: 1670: 1666: 1656: 1654: 1641: 1640: 1636: 1626: 1624: 1613: 1612: 1608: 1598: 1596: 1580: 1579: 1575: 1563: 1559: 1541: 1540: 1536: 1526: 1524: 1511: 1510: 1506: 1496: 1494: 1492: 1477: 1476: 1472: 1458: 1457: 1453: 1443: 1441: 1432: 1431: 1427: 1417: 1415: 1406: 1405: 1401: 1391: 1389: 1372: 1371: 1367: 1357: 1355: 1346: 1345: 1341: 1331: 1329: 1321: 1320: 1316: 1306: 1304: 1295: 1294: 1290: 1280: 1278: 1269: 1268: 1264: 1254: 1252: 1243: 1242: 1238: 1221: 1220: 1213: 1203: 1201: 1192: 1191: 1187: 1177: 1175: 1164: 1163: 1159: 1149: 1147: 1145:Stuff (company) 1138: 1137: 1133: 1116: 1115: 1111: 1101: 1099: 1090: 1089: 1085: 1075: 1073: 1064: 1063: 1059: 1046: 1045: 1041: 1031: 1029: 1012: 1011: 1007: 997: 995: 994:. July 18, 2011 986: 985: 981: 977: 955: 916: 858:Books-A-Million 828:The Gores Group 805: 688: 589: 546: 475: 465: 442: 385: 362:REDgroup Retail 350:operated stores 297:www.borders.com 273: 232: 198: 188: 181: 177: 154: 128: 126: 113: 111: 108: 83: 64: 35: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 4089: 4087: 4079: 4078: 4073: 4068: 4063: 4058: 4053: 4048: 4043: 4038: 4033: 4028: 4023: 4018: 4013: 4003: 4002: 3996: 3995: 3993: 3992: 3987: 3982: 3980:Venture Stores 3977: 3972: 3967: 3962: 3957: 3952: 3947: 3942: 3937: 3932: 3927: 3922: 3917: 3912: 3907: 3902: 3897: 3892: 3886: 3884: 3878: 3877: 3875: 3874: 3869: 3864: 3859: 3854: 3849: 3844: 3839: 3834: 3829: 3824: 3819: 3814: 3809: 3803: 3801: 3795: 3794: 3792: 3791: 3786: 3781: 3776: 3771: 3765: 3763: 3759: 3758: 3756: 3755: 3753:Robert E. Wood 3750: 3745: 3740: 3735: 3730: 3725: 3720: 3715: 3710: 3704: 3702: 3698: 3697: 3695: 3694: 3689: 3683: 3681: 3677: 3676: 3674: 3673: 3668: 3663: 3657: 3655: 3651: 3650: 3648: 3647: 3640: 3638: 3634: 3633: 3630:Sears Holdings 3628: 3626: 3625: 3618: 3611: 3603: 3594: 3593: 3591: 3590: 3583: 3581: 3577: 3576: 3574: 3573: 3563: 3553: 3543: 3533: 3523: 3513: 3503: 3492: 3490: 3486: 3485: 3483: 3482: 3476: 3469: 3467: 3463: 3462: 3460: 3459: 3449: 3439: 3429: 3418: 3416: 3412: 3411: 3408: 3407: 3405: 3404: 3394: 3384: 3374: 3363: 3361: 3357: 3356: 3354: 3353: 3347: 3341: 3331: 3321: 3310: 3308: 3304: 3303: 3301: 3300: 3289: 3287: 3280: 3276: 3275: 3272: 3271: 3269: 3268: 3258: 3248: 3241: 3239: 3235: 3234: 3232: 3231: 3221: 3211: 3205: 3195: 3185: 3178: 3176: 3172: 3171: 3169: 3168: 3157: 3155: 3151: 3150: 3148: 3147: 3137: 3127: 3117: 3111: 3105: 3095: 3084: 3082: 3075: 3071: 3070: 3063: 3061: 3060: 3053: 3046: 3038: 3032: 3031: 3024: 3023: 3009: 2995: 2979: 2978:External links 2976: 2974: 2973: 2951: 2933: 2907: 2889: 2871: 2852: 2834: 2815: 2793: 2770: 2747: 2729: 2711: 2680: 2658: 2632: 2609: 2591: 2573: 2545: 2527: 2508: 2490: 2467: 2448: 2422: 2392: 2370: 2344: 2308: 2282: 2273: 2264: 2255: 2246: 2237: 2211: 2185: 2155: 2124: 2101: 2074: 2048: 2022: 1996: 1965: 1939: 1921: 1891: 1865: 1835: 1796: 1762: 1744: 1719: 1690: 1664: 1634: 1606: 1573: 1557: 1534: 1504: 1490: 1470: 1451: 1425: 1399: 1365: 1339: 1314: 1288: 1262: 1244:Su, Jennifer. 1236: 1211: 1200:. June 2, 2011 1185: 1157: 1131: 1109: 1083: 1057: 1039: 1005: 978: 976: 973: 972: 971: 966: 961: 954: 951: 915: 912: 804: 801: 778:, chairman of 687: 684: 588: 585: 573:Queensbay Mall 545: 542: 491:Wheelock Place 464: 461: 441: 438: 384: 381: 333:private equity 301: 300: 299:(2001 archive) 294: 290: 289: 284: 278: 277: 274: 271: 268: 267: 238: 234: 233: 231: 230: 223: 216: 201: 199: 196: 193: 192: 189: 186: 183: 182: 179: 173: 170: 166: 165: 160: 156: 155: 153: 152: 146: 140: 138: 134: 133: 123: 119: 118: 105: 101: 100: 95: 91: 90: 84: 79: 76: 75: 70: 66: 65: 59: 51: 50: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 4088: 4077: 4074: 4072: 4069: 4067: 4064: 4062: 4059: 4057: 4054: 4052: 4049: 4047: 4044: 4042: 4039: 4037: 4034: 4032: 4029: 4027: 4024: 4022: 4019: 4017: 4014: 4012: 4009: 4008: 4006: 3991: 3988: 3986: 3983: 3981: 3978: 3976: 3973: 3971: 3968: 3966: 3963: 3961: 3958: 3956: 3953: 3951: 3948: 3946: 3943: 3941: 3940:Parts America 3938: 3936: 3933: 3931: 3928: 3926: 3923: 3921: 3918: 3916: 3913: 3911: 3908: 3906: 3903: 3901: 3898: 3896: 3893: 3891: 3890:Borders Group 3888: 3887: 3885: 3879: 3873: 3870: 3868: 3865: 3863: 3860: 3858: 3855: 3853: 3850: 3848: 3845: 3843: 3840: 3838: 3837:Discover Card 3835: 3833: 3830: 3828: 3825: 3823: 3820: 3818: 3815: 3813: 3810: 3808: 3805: 3804: 3802: 3800: 3796: 3790: 3787: 3785: 3782: 3780: 3777: 3775: 3772: 3770: 3767: 3766: 3764: 3760: 3754: 3751: 3749: 3746: 3744: 3741: 3739: 3736: 3734: 3731: 3729: 3726: 3724: 3721: 3719: 3716: 3714: 3711: 3709: 3706: 3705: 3703: 3699: 3693: 3690: 3688: 3685: 3684: 3682: 3678: 3672: 3669: 3667: 3664: 3662: 3659: 3658: 3656: 3652: 3645: 3644:Eddie Lampert 3642: 3641: 3639: 3635: 3631: 3624: 3619: 3617: 3612: 3610: 3605: 3604: 3601: 3588: 3585: 3584: 3582: 3578: 3571: 3567: 3564: 3561: 3557: 3554: 3551: 3547: 3544: 3541: 3537: 3534: 3531: 3527: 3524: 3521: 3517: 3514: 3511: 3507: 3506:Borders Group 3504: 3501: 3497: 3494: 3493: 3491: 3487: 3480: 3477: 3474: 3471: 3470: 3468: 3464: 3457: 3453: 3450: 3447: 3443: 3440: 3437: 3433: 3430: 3427: 3423: 3420: 3419: 3417: 3415:North America 3413: 3402: 3398: 3395: 3392: 3388: 3385: 3382: 3378: 3375: 3372: 3368: 3365: 3364: 3362: 3358: 3351: 3348: 3345: 3342: 3339: 3335: 3332: 3329: 3325: 3322: 3319: 3315: 3312: 3311: 3309: 3305: 3298: 3294: 3291: 3290: 3288: 3284: 3281: 3277: 3266: 3262: 3261:Tzomet Sfarim 3259: 3256: 3252: 3249: 3246: 3243: 3242: 3240: 3236: 3229: 3225: 3222: 3219: 3215: 3212: 3209: 3206: 3203: 3199: 3196: 3193: 3189: 3186: 3183: 3180: 3179: 3177: 3173: 3166: 3162: 3159: 3158: 3156: 3152: 3145: 3141: 3138: 3135: 3131: 3128: 3125: 3121: 3118: 3115: 3112: 3109: 3106: 3103: 3099: 3096: 3093: 3089: 3086: 3085: 3083: 3079: 3076: 3072: 3067: 3059: 3054: 3052: 3047: 3045: 3040: 3039: 3036: 3029: 3026: 3025: 3021: 3015: 3010: 3007: 2996: 2993: 2982: 2977: 2969: 2965: 2961: 2955: 2952: 2947: 2943: 2937: 2934: 2922: 2918: 2911: 2908: 2905: 2901: 2898: 2893: 2890: 2885: 2881: 2875: 2872: 2867: 2863: 2856: 2853: 2848: 2844: 2838: 2835: 2830: 2826: 2819: 2816: 2811: 2807: 2803: 2797: 2794: 2789: 2785: 2781: 2774: 2771: 2766: 2762: 2758: 2751: 2748: 2743: 2739: 2733: 2730: 2725: 2721: 2715: 2712: 2699: 2695: 2691: 2684: 2681: 2676: 2672: 2668: 2662: 2659: 2647: 2643: 2636: 2633: 2628: 2624: 2620: 2613: 2610: 2605: 2601: 2595: 2592: 2587: 2583: 2577: 2574: 2562: 2561: 2556: 2549: 2546: 2541: 2537: 2531: 2528: 2523: 2519: 2512: 2509: 2504: 2500: 2494: 2491: 2486: 2482: 2478: 2471: 2468: 2463: 2459: 2452: 2449: 2437: 2433: 2426: 2423: 2410: 2406: 2402: 2396: 2393: 2390: 2386: 2382: 2379: 2374: 2371: 2359: 2355: 2348: 2345: 2329: 2325: 2318: 2312: 2309: 2296: 2292: 2286: 2283: 2277: 2274: 2268: 2265: 2259: 2256: 2250: 2247: 2241: 2238: 2225: 2221: 2215: 2212: 2200: 2196: 2189: 2186: 2173: 2169: 2165: 2159: 2156: 2144: 2140: 2133: 2131: 2129: 2125: 2120: 2116: 2112: 2105: 2102: 2089: 2085: 2078: 2075: 2063: 2059: 2052: 2049: 2036: 2032: 2026: 2023: 2010: 2006: 2000: 1997: 1984: 1980: 1976: 1969: 1966: 1953: 1949: 1943: 1940: 1935: 1931: 1925: 1922: 1909: 1905: 1904:Borders Media 1901: 1895: 1892: 1879: 1875: 1869: 1866: 1853: 1849: 1845: 1839: 1836: 1823: 1819: 1815: 1814: 1809: 1803: 1801: 1797: 1785: 1781: 1777: 1773: 1766: 1763: 1758: 1754: 1748: 1745: 1741: 1730: 1723: 1720: 1707: 1706: 1701: 1694: 1691: 1678: 1674: 1668: 1665: 1652: 1648: 1644: 1638: 1635: 1622: 1621: 1616: 1610: 1607: 1594: 1590: 1589: 1584: 1577: 1574: 1570: 1566: 1561: 1558: 1553: 1549: 1545: 1538: 1535: 1522: 1518: 1514: 1508: 1505: 1493: 1491:9781581313222 1487: 1483: 1482: 1474: 1471: 1466: 1462: 1455: 1452: 1439: 1435: 1429: 1426: 1413: 1409: 1403: 1400: 1388: 1384: 1380: 1376: 1369: 1366: 1354: 1350: 1343: 1340: 1328: 1324: 1318: 1315: 1303: 1299: 1292: 1289: 1277: 1273: 1266: 1263: 1251: 1247: 1246:"By the Book" 1240: 1237: 1233: 1229: 1225: 1218: 1216: 1212: 1199: 1195: 1189: 1186: 1174: 1173: 1168: 1161: 1158: 1146: 1142: 1135: 1132: 1127: 1123: 1119: 1113: 1110: 1098: 1094: 1087: 1084: 1072: 1068: 1061: 1058: 1053: 1049: 1043: 1040: 1028: 1024: 1020: 1016: 1009: 1006: 993: 989: 983: 980: 974: 970: 967: 965: 962: 960: 957: 956: 952: 950: 948: 943: 941: 937: 933: 929: 925: 921: 913: 911: 909: 908:Al Maya Group 904: 902: 898: 893: 885: 881: 879: 870: 869:Petaling Jaya 865: 861: 859: 855: 847: 846:New York City 843: 838: 834: 831: 829: 825: 821: 814: 809: 802: 800: 798: 794: 793: 792:Business Week 787: 785: 784:Howard Lorber 781: 777: 772: 769: 767: 762: 758: 754: 752: 748: 747:Hilton Hotels 742: 740: 734: 731: 722: 718: 716: 711: 708: 704: 700: 694: 691: 685: 683: 681: 677: 672: 668: 664: 662: 658: 654: 650: 646: 642: 638: 629: 625: 622: 617: 615: 609: 606: 604: 600: 595: 592: 586: 584: 582: 578: 574: 570: 566: 562: 555: 550: 543: 541: 538: 536: 531: 526: 524: 520: 519:New York City 516: 510: 507: 502: 500: 496: 492: 487: 479: 474: 470: 462: 460: 457: 455: 451: 447: 439: 437: 435: 434:Hickory Farms 430: 428: 423: 421: 416: 412: 410: 406: 405:Louis Borders 402: 394: 389: 382: 380: 378: 377:Al Maya Group 373: 371: 367: 363: 359: 355: 351: 345: 343: 339: 334: 330: 326: 321: 319: 315: 311: 307: 298: 295: 291: 288: 285: 283: 279: 276:19,500 (2010) 275: 269: 266: 265:encyclopedias 262: 258: 254: 250: 246: 242: 239: 235: 228: 224: 221: 217: 214: 210: 206: 203: 202: 200: 194: 190: 184: 180:United States 176: 171: 167: 164: 161: 157: 150: 147: 145: 142: 141: 139: 135: 124: 120: 106: 102: 99: 96: 92: 88: 85: 82: 77: 74: 71: 67: 63: 57: 52: 48: 43: 37: 33: 19: 18:Borders, Inc. 3990:Western Auto 3955:Sears Centre 3950:Sears Canada 3920:J.C. Higgins 3889: 3743:Aylwin Lewis 3661:S. S. Kresge 3505: 3496:Amazon Books 3198:Gunung Agung 3020:Books portal 2968:the original 2964:Detroit News 2963: 2954: 2945: 2936: 2924:. Retrieved 2920: 2910: 2892: 2884:Detroit News 2883: 2874: 2865: 2855: 2846: 2837: 2828: 2818: 2810:the original 2805: 2796: 2788:the original 2783: 2773: 2765:the original 2761:AnnArbor.com 2760: 2750: 2741: 2732: 2723: 2714: 2704:February 16, 2702:. Retrieved 2698:the original 2693: 2683: 2675:the original 2670: 2661: 2651:February 16, 2649:. Retrieved 2635: 2627:the original 2622: 2612: 2603: 2594: 2586:Detroit News 2585: 2576: 2566:February 16, 2564:. Retrieved 2558: 2548: 2539: 2530: 2521: 2511: 2502: 2493: 2485:the original 2480: 2470: 2461: 2451: 2441:February 16, 2439:. Retrieved 2436:The Atlantic 2435: 2425: 2415:February 15, 2413:. Retrieved 2409:the original 2404: 2395: 2388: 2373: 2363:February 16, 2361:. Retrieved 2357: 2347: 2335:. Retrieved 2324:PacerMonitor 2323: 2311: 2299:. Retrieved 2294: 2285: 2276: 2267: 2258: 2249: 2240: 2228:. Retrieved 2223: 2214: 2202:. Retrieved 2198: 2188: 2176:. Retrieved 2172:the original 2167: 2158: 2146:. Retrieved 2142: 2119:the original 2114: 2104: 2092:. Retrieved 2088:the original 2077: 2065:. Retrieved 2061: 2051: 2039:. Retrieved 2035:the original 2025: 2013:. Retrieved 2009:the original 1999: 1987:. Retrieved 1983:the original 1978: 1968: 1956:. Retrieved 1952:the original 1942: 1933: 1924: 1914:November 20, 1912:. Retrieved 1908:the original 1903: 1894: 1882:. Retrieved 1877: 1868: 1856:. Retrieved 1852:the original 1847: 1838: 1828:February 17, 1826:. Retrieved 1822:the original 1811: 1789:November 18, 1787:. Retrieved 1775: 1765: 1756: 1747: 1739: 1732:. Retrieved 1722: 1710:. Retrieved 1703: 1693: 1681:. Retrieved 1676: 1667: 1657:November 26, 1655:. Retrieved 1651:the original 1646: 1637: 1625:. Retrieved 1618: 1609: 1597:. Retrieved 1593:the original 1588:El Nuevo Día 1586: 1576: 1564: 1560: 1552:the original 1537: 1527:February 15, 1525:. Retrieved 1521:the original 1516: 1507: 1495:. Retrieved 1480: 1473: 1454: 1442:. Retrieved 1437: 1428: 1416:. Retrieved 1411: 1402: 1392:November 18, 1390:. Retrieved 1378: 1368: 1358:February 16, 1356:. Retrieved 1352: 1342: 1330:. Retrieved 1326: 1317: 1305:. Retrieved 1301: 1291: 1281:February 26, 1279:. Retrieved 1275: 1265: 1255:February 16, 1253:. Retrieved 1250:Northwestern 1249: 1239: 1231: 1227: 1204:February 16, 1202:. Retrieved 1197: 1188: 1176:. Retrieved 1170: 1160: 1148:. Retrieved 1144: 1134: 1126:the original 1121: 1112: 1102:February 16, 1100:. Retrieved 1096: 1086: 1074:. Retrieved 1070: 1060: 1052:facebook.com 1051: 1042: 1030:. Retrieved 1019:The Observer 1018: 1008: 996:. Retrieved 991: 982: 947:Kobo eReader 944: 917: 905: 894: 890: 874: 850: 832: 817: 790: 788: 780:Vector Group 773: 770: 763: 759: 755: 743: 735: 727: 712: 695: 692: 689: 673: 669: 665: 643:, Colorado; 634: 618: 610: 607: 596: 593: 590: 558: 539: 527: 511: 506:Borders (UK) 503: 495:Orchard Road 488: 484: 469:Borders (UK) 458: 443: 431: 424: 417: 413: 398: 374: 346: 322: 305: 304: 282:Subsidiaries 169:Headquarters 69:Company type 36: 32:Border Group 3985:Waldenbooks 3960:Sears Tower 3881:Defunct and 3784:Shopyourway 3566:Waldenbooks 3526:Crown Books 3344:Waterstones 2389:Borders.com 2204:October 27, 2199:MarketWatch 2178:January 11, 2067:January 11, 2041:January 11, 2015:January 11, 1989:January 11, 1958:January 11, 1884:January 11, 1734:January 29, 1712:January 11, 1683:January 11, 1627:January 11, 1517:PR Newswire 1198:news.com.au 1178:October 24, 1150:October 24, 1122:Borders.com 1097:Oxford Mail 914:eBook store 824:liquidation 751:MillerCoors 703:fiscal year 637:Sony Reader 601:subsidiary 454:Crown Books 325:Waldenbooks 318:Waldenbooks 287:Waldenbooks 261:board games 149:Liquidation 4005:Categories 3975:Tele-Games 3965:Silvertone 3905:Gala-Sears 3847:Lands' End 3789:Toughskins 3733:Floyd Hall 3352:(UK-based) 3346:(UK-based) 3251:Steimatzky 3247:(SA-based) 3210:(TH-based) 3184:(TH-based) 3116:(JP-based) 3110:(JP-based) 3108:Kinokuniya 2926:January 3, 2623:Boston.com 2540:Boston.com 1858:August 23, 1548:Yahoo News 975:References 936:BlackBerry 906:In Dubai, 871:, Malaysia 715:Lulu Press 614:Paperchase 499:Books etc. 467:See also: 427:Jacobson's 375:In Dubai, 329:Chapter 11 197:Key people 129:2011-09-28 89:: BGP 3862:OfficeMax 3822:Craftsman 3799:Spin-offs 3779:Thom McAn 3774:Joe Boxer 3680:Retailers 3556:Ottakar's 3516:B. Dalton 3387:Read Shop 3314:Blackwell 3175:Southeast 3066:bookstore 3030:(Archive) 2301:April 18, 2148:April 26, 2094:August 2, 1784:0099-9660 1497:August 1, 1387:0099-9660 1228:Gulf News 1032:April 22, 1027:0029-7712 998:April 22, 854:Chapter 7 599:Starbucks 535:Chapter 7 504:In 1998, 338:Chapter 7 312:based in 257:calendars 220:president 159:Successor 81:Traded as 3807:Allstate 3654:Founders 3580:See also 3546:Hastings 3188:Gramedia 3114:Book Off 3098:Page One 2900:Archived 2604:HuffPost 2381:Archived 2328:Archived 2295:BBC News 2230:July 21, 2062:Engadget 1878:BBC News 1708:. London 1677:BBC News 1620:BBC News 1307:July 18, 1076:July 28, 992:CBS News 953:See also 901:Westgate 797:BBC News 320:stores. 237:Products 209:chairman 207:(former 94:Industry 3945:Prodigy 3900:Eaton's 3832:DieHard 3769:Kenmore 3536:Dillons 3512:-based) 3489:Defunct 3473:Dymocks 3466:Oceania 3403:-based) 3350:WHSmith 3299:-based) 3146:-based) 3120:Tsutaya 2405:Reuters 1599:July 5, 940:Android 924:desktop 581:Sharjah 432:Former 383:History 293:Website 127: ( 122:Defunct 112: ( 104:Founded 3762:Brands 3701:People 3397:Thalia 3279:Europe 3064:Major 2866:AL.com 2694:GigaOm 2337:May 9, 1782:  1488:  1444:May 9, 1418:May 9, 1385:  1332:May 6, 1025:  928:iPhone 707:profit 659:; and 641:Denver 395:, 2005 73:Public 3692:Sears 3687:Kmart 3377:Bruna 3324:Eason 3307:North 3293:Empik 3208:Naiin 3182:Dokya 3154:South 3130:Libro 2946:PCMag 2331:(PDF) 2320:(PDF) 938:, or 920:eBook 697:from 446:Kmart 241:Books 3481:(AU) 3475:(AU) 3360:West 3286:East 3238:West 3081:East 3074:Asia 2928:2023 2706:2021 2653:2021 2568:2021 2443:2021 2417:2021 2365:2021 2339:2016 2303:2011 2232:2022 2206:2021 2180:2010 2150:2010 2096:2014 2069:2010 2043:2010 2017:2010 1991:2010 1960:2010 1916:2010 1886:2010 1860:2007 1830:2011 1791:2019 1780:ISSN 1736:2010 1714:2010 1685:2010 1659:2009 1629:2010 1601:2012 1529:2021 1499:2014 1486:ISBN 1446:2023 1420:2023 1394:2019 1383:ISSN 1360:2021 1334:2022 1309:2022 1283:2019 1257:2021 1206:2021 1180:2020 1152:2020 1104:2021 1078:2011 1034:2020 1023:ISSN 1000:2020 932:iPad 795:and 471:and 452:and 253:DVDs 245:maps 211:and 151:sale 137:Fate 114:1971 107:1971 87:NYSE 3367:AKO 1757:MAF 1465:CNN 1438:UPI 1412:UPI 517:in 249:CDs 227:CFO 213:CEO 191:517 4007:: 3570:US 3560:UK 3550:US 3540:UK 3530:US 3520:US 3510:US 3500:US 3456:CA 3446:US 3436:US 3426:US 3401:DE 3391:NL 3381:NL 3371:NL 3338:FI 3328:EI 3318:UK 3297:PL 3265:IL 3255:IL 3228:PH 3218:SG 3202:ID 3192:ID 3165:IN 3144:TW 3134:JP 3124:JP 3102:CN 3092:CN 2962:. 2944:. 2919:. 2882:. 2864:. 2845:. 2827:. 2804:. 2782:. 2759:. 2740:. 2722:. 2692:. 2669:. 2644:. 2621:. 2602:. 2584:. 2557:. 2538:. 2520:. 2501:. 2479:. 2460:. 2434:. 2403:. 2387:, 2356:. 2326:. 2322:. 2293:. 2222:. 2197:. 2166:. 2141:. 2127:^ 2113:. 2060:. 1977:. 1932:. 1902:. 1876:. 1846:. 1816:. 1810:. 1799:^ 1778:. 1774:. 1755:. 1738:. 1702:. 1675:. 1645:. 1617:. 1585:. 1567:, 1546:. 1515:. 1463:. 1436:. 1410:. 1381:. 1377:. 1351:. 1325:. 1300:. 1274:. 1248:. 1230:. 1226:. 1214:^ 1196:. 1169:. 1143:. 1120:. 1095:. 1069:. 1050:. 1021:. 1017:. 990:. 934:, 930:, 926:, 741:. 655:; 651:; 647:; 583:. 525:. 493:, 422:. 263:, 255:, 251:, 247:, 243:, 178:, 3622:e 3615:t 3608:v 3572:) 3568:( 3562:) 3558:( 3552:) 3548:( 3542:) 3538:( 3532:) 3528:( 3522:) 3518:( 3508:( 3502:) 3498:( 3458:) 3454:( 3448:) 3444:( 3438:) 3434:( 3428:) 3424:( 3399:( 3393:) 3389:( 3383:) 3379:( 3373:) 3369:( 3340:) 3336:( 3330:) 3326:( 3320:) 3316:( 3295:( 3267:) 3263:( 3257:) 3253:( 3230:) 3226:( 3220:) 3216:( 3204:) 3200:( 3194:) 3190:( 3167:) 3163:( 3142:( 3136:) 3132:( 3126:) 3122:( 3104:) 3100:( 3094:) 3090:( 3057:e 3050:t 3043:v 2930:. 2868:. 2831:. 2708:. 2655:. 2570:. 2524:. 2464:. 2445:. 2419:. 2367:. 2341:. 2305:. 2234:. 2208:. 2182:. 2152:. 2098:. 2071:. 2045:. 2019:. 1993:. 1962:. 1918:. 1888:. 1862:. 1832:. 1793:. 1759:. 1716:. 1687:. 1661:. 1631:. 1603:. 1531:. 1501:. 1467:. 1448:. 1422:. 1396:. 1362:. 1336:. 1311:. 1285:. 1259:. 1208:. 1182:. 1154:. 1106:. 1080:. 1054:. 1036:. 1002:. 229:) 222:) 215:) 131:) 116:) 34:. 20:)

Index

Borders, Inc.
Border Group


Ann Arbor, Michigan
Public
Traded as
NYSE
Retail (specialty)
Chapter 7 bankruptcy
Liquidation
Barnes & Noble
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Bennett S. LeBow
chairman
CEO
president
CFO
Books
maps
CDs
DVDs
calendars
board games
encyclopedias
Subsidiaries
Waldenbooks
www.borders.com
book and music retailer
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.