![]() ![]() But the company also used that time to renovate the stores and recalibrate the business. Not long after Daunt took helm, the pandemic lockdowns left Barnes & Noble shuttered, followed by furloughs and layoffs. It's very much a - I read this, I loved it, I know this area really gravitates towards beekeeping books, so I'm going to create the best beekeeping display I can because this is my local store." The chain took advantage of oddly opportune timing It's not something that's dynamically pulled from a code. ![]() It's "a huge shift, frankly, in philosophy for us as a bookseller," DeVito says. The biggest change borrowed from the playbook of independent bookshops: Daunt gave local Barnes & Noble stores much more authority to order what their readers, in their area want to see. This was quick money, but often risked saddling prime spots with unpopular books and triggering a series of costs for the store.) ![]() ![]() (The chain stopped accepting publishers' payments for special displays. The retailer has embraced TikTok's BookTok and social-media influencers, and shook up its deals with publishers. Books New Barnes & Noble CEO Started His Career As An Independent BooksellerÄaunt pushed for Barnes & Noble stores to "weed out the rubbish" from their shelves. ![]()
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