Barnes & Noble begins its next chapter under new ownership
August 8, 2019
James Daunt built Waterstones into the largest bookstore chain in the U.K. Now, he plans to give Amazon.com and all other rivals a run for their money as he takes over leadership of Barnes & Noble. Waterstones, which operates 289 stores, has been profitable since 2015.
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