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Apr 27, 2016 · April 27, 2016. When Leonard Riggio bought Barnes & Noble in 1971, it consisted of a single struggling store in Manhattan. Over time, with swagger and an unwavering belief in the value of...
Leonard S. Riggio. Barnes & Noble. 1965–2002. Industry: Retail. Era: 1960. Riggio founded the Student Book Exchange in 1965 and turned this small book store into a leading retailer. He acquired the venerable Barnes & Noble bookstore in New York in 1971 and adopted its name for his expanding company.
Aug 12, 2018 · Aug. 12, 2018. Leonard Riggio radically altered bookselling in America when he bought an ailing New York City bookstore and turned it into a national chain of megastores. Now, his company —...
Jun 10, 2019 · 1971: Leonard Riggio acquires his first store. Riggio gets a $1.2 million bank loan to purchase the floundering Barnes & Noble bookstore on Fifth Avenue and 18th Street in New York City. The...
Founded: 1873. "Don't look at successful people as aberrations. Excellence is out there for anyone."- Leonard Riggio has been called "the Ted Turner of bookstores"-a mercurial maverick whose...
Riggio, Leonard S. (1941-) Barnes & Noble, Inc. Overview. Starting out with a single college bookshop in the mid–1960s, Leonard S. Riggio went on to become the largest bookseller in the United States. In fact, as of 1998 one in eight books sold in the nation was purchased at Riggio's company, Barnes & Noble.
Aug 16, 2016 · Next month, nearly 50 years after he purchased the bookstore’s single Manhattan branch, Len Riggio, Barnes & Noble’s executive chairman and empire-builder, will retire. Willem de Kooning,...
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