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The company employs approximately 26,000 booksellers at 630 retail stores nationwide. Mr. Riggio also founded Barnes & Noble College Booksellers, a Barnes & Noble Education company (NYSE: BNED) and a leading operator of college bookstores in the U.S., and GameStop (NYSE: GME), the world’s largest videogame retailer.
Leonard S. Riggio (born February 28, 1941) is a retired American businessman and entrepreneur. He served as executive chairman of book store chain Barnes & Noble and was its largest shareholder from 1971 [4] until the sale of the company to the hedge fund Elliott Advisors in 2019.
- founder of modern Barnes & Noble bookstores (1971)
- February 28, 1941 (age 82), New York City, United States
- Steve Riggio (father)
- former Executive Chairman, Barnes & Noble
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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.
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May 7, 2016 · Leonard Riggio, chairman of Barnes & Noble is set to retire next September, after more than 50 years in the book selling industry. Alex Brandon/AP. Riggio spoke recently with NPR's Lynn...
Apr 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 physical...
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Jan 11, 2011 · Under the leadership of Leonard Riggio, Barnes & Noble was expanding also, and the competition between the chains seemed to create dynamic energy that benefited them both. The losers were...
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 — Barnes & Noble...
