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Some of the bestselling books at B. Dalton that year include Stephen King’s It, You’re Only Old Once by Dr. Seuss, and The Watchman. Explore our list of books that were popular in B. Dalton Bookstores at the very peak of the chain's success in 1986, now at Barnes & Noble®.
Jan 5, 2010 · November 1986: Dayton Hudson sells B. Dalton stores to Barnes & Noble Inc., catapulting Barnes & Noble onto the national scene and making it the second-largest bookseller in the country.
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B. Dalton expanded throughout the 1960s and 1970s, going from twelve stores in 1968 to 125 five years later, peaking at 798 locations in 1986. In 1968, the chain acquired Pickwick Books of California; they merged in 1979. [2]
- 1966; 57 years ago (original); February 2022; 1 year ago (revival)
- Bruce Dayton
- Richard Hagen, president
- Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Software Etc.'s logo when launched by B. Dalton in 1985. In 1985, B. Dalton opened the first Software Etc., which sold computer books, magazines, and software products. Software Etc. initially began operating in B. Dalton bookstores but was spun off in 1987 and began focusing on standalone stores.
A Barnes & Noble Subsidiary: 1986 – 97. B. Dalton had 798 outlets in November 1986, when Dayton Hudson sold the company for around $300 million to a corporation owned by Barnes & Noble Bookstores Inc., the nation ’ s third-largest bookseller, and two other parties — Leonard Riggio and the Dutch retailer Vendex International, N.V ...
B. Dalton expanded throughout the 1960s and 1970s, going from twelve stores in 1968 to 125 five years later, peaking at 798 locations in 1986. In 1968, the chain acquired Pickwick Books of California; they merged in 1979. [2]
Nov 27, 1986 · A Discount Pioneer. It was Mr. Riggio who pioneered the idea of discount books when he purchased Barnes & Noble in 1974. At that time, the company was a three-year-old retailer of textbooks, but...
