Back in September, billionaire Ron Burkle lost his proxy war with Barnes & Noble’s board, failing to kill the poison pill that kept him from upping his stake in the company. That made Wednesday’s shareholders meeting all but a …
Barnes & Noble is hoping to boost holiday sales by testing new toy sections, following the “store-within-a-store” model, in five of its locations.
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Bookseller Barnes & Noble Inc. may enact limitations on the size of single shareholder stakes, as the family of founder and chairman Leonard Riggio and activist shareholder Ron Burkle battle for control of the company.
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Today Barnes & Noble unveiled the latest version of its Nook e-book reader. Aimed at mainstream readers, B&N hopes new Nook will rack up big holiday sales and help put an end to Ron Burkle’s proxy fight.
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This week, Barnes & Noble is expected to unveil a new, color edition of the Nook e-reader. As the company moves forward with new digital products, however, it faces lawsuits that won’t go away — and which have the potential to…