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Jan 2025
32m 34s

Saving Barnes and Noble | Undaunted | 3

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The COVID-19 pandemic forces the closure of 400 Barnes & Noble locations. James Daunt uses the downtime to accelerate the redesign of stores, and to usher in radical changes to Barnes & Noble’s business model.

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