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Our Founder Leonard Riggio. Leonard Riggio is the Founder and Chairman of Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world’s largest bookseller. The company employs approximately 26,000 booksellers at 630 retail stores nationwide.
Leonard S. Riggio (born February 28, 1941) [1] 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. [5] [6] Under his leadership the company expanded ...
- 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
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. Riggio spoke recently with NPR's Lynn Neary about the industry ...
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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 bookstores, he ...
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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 ...
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 move ...
