Like many of you, my in-store shopping has been limited between store closings, stay-at-home orders, and general caution due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But while a lot of chains have been suffering because of this, for Barnes & Noble, there was a bright spot: it gave them time to adopt some of their new ideas […]
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