[dude66]

Originally Posted by aqualung8705

Who cares if a mall is delayed in Summerlin? They have enough stuff as it is. I want a Borders or Barnes and Nobles in Centennial Hills now, dag' gummit!!!

Borders and B&N are having all kinds of financial troubles right now. B&N even considered buying Borders, but that recently fell through. I expect one will be bankrupt soon, so opening new stores is probably their last priority. Americans don't read anymore

"Borders went up for sale in March, and “has struggled with liquidity issues and has been closing underperforming stores and taking other steps to turn around its business.” Barnes & Noble's decision not to bid reflects in part the tight lending markets that would make it difficult to arrange bank financing, the paper said.”"

Barnes & Noble unlikely to bid for Borders: report - Yahoo! News (broken link)

[AA702]

Pretty soon, the only retail store that will exist is Walmart. It will be your one stop shop for EVERYTHING you need. Then they can raise prices because there is no competition.

[aqualung8705]

Originally Posted by dude66

Borders and B&N are having all kinds of financial troubles right now. B&N even considered buying Borders, but that recently fell through. I expect one will be bankrupt soon, so opening new stores is probably their last priority. Americans don't read anymore

"Borders went up for sale in March, and “has struggled with liquidity issues and has been closing underperforming stores and taking other steps to turn around its business.” Barnes & Noble's decision not to bid reflects in part the tight lending markets that would make it difficult to arrange bank financing, the paper said.”"

Barnes & Noble unlikely to bid for Borders: report - Yahoo! News (broken link)

That's because they're a bunch of brain dead gits! All of this pablum they're being spoon fed by network tv is enough to make one George Bush stupid. Other than the local news, I don't watch anything below ch 20 (CNN). Between the two stores, I prefer Borders. I hve their discount card, and it always saves me a few dollars.

[bepperoo]

Keep in mind that a lot of us are going to mp3. My husband and I listen to a lot of audio books instead of actually reading them. I also use the library to cut out clutter. Although I do enjoy sundays at Borders with a cup of coffee, a good book and a comfy chair.