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    Waldenbooks was an American shopping mall -based bookstore chain operated by the Walden Book Company, Inc., and from 1995 was a subsidiary of Borders Group. The chain also ran a video game and software chain under the name Waldensoftware, as well as a children's educational toy chain under Walden Kids. In 2011, the chain was liquidated in ...

  2. Oct 6, 2019 · The first Waldenbooks store launched in 1962, although its founders had been in the book-renting business since the 1930s. Kmart snapped up Waldenbooks in 1984. Kmart snapped up Waldenbooks in 1984.

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  4. Incorporated: 1933. Employees: 450. Sales: $963.4 million (1995) SICs: 5912 Books, Periodicals & Newspapers; 5942 Book Stores. Company History: Walden Book Company Inc., a subsidiary of the Borders Group, Inc., is a leading U.S. mall-based book retailer, with over 1,035 Waldenbooks stores located in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

  5. Aug 19, 2021 · The story of Waldenbooks, founded in 1933 in Boston, MA. They quickly became one of the largest booksellers in North America, succumbing to financial issues ...

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  6. Aug 26, 2011 · It was acquired by Waldenbooks, itself owned by Kmart, in 1992 to jump-start Walden’s superstore expansion. After Kmart merged Walden and Borders, the bookstore chain was spun off as its own ...

  7. Nov 28, 2023 · Waldenbooks was an asset on Kmart’s books, but was not sexy or profitable. K-Mart was looking for a way to dress up and bundle the Waldenbooks operation to make it saleable. Borders Book Shops and Waldenbooks were quickly spun off as a single public company on the New York Stock Exchange as “Borders Group Inc.” (BGP) in 1995, with Goldman ...

  8. Nov 15, 2023 · Waldenbooks, operated by the Walden Book Company, Inc., was an American shopping mall-based bookstore chain, from 1995 as a subsidiary of Borders Group. The ...

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