“There are universal factors that make a great bookstore, and it doesn’t matter whether it’s a huge chain store or a small independent,” Barnes & Noble CEO James Daunt told Fortune. https://bit.ly/4wwYyIp

How Barnes & Noble CEO James Daunt tapped his indie bookstore cred to revive the big-box chain | FortuneAfter years of cookie‑cutter layouts and publisher‑paid shelf space, Daunt is remaking Barnes & Noble as a network of locally curated shops—ending co‑op deals and betting discovery will better compete...bit.ly