A Barnes and Noble Oswego, IL location will open in spring of 2024, the bookstore said. The downtown Naperville location is closing after 25 years.

Barnes & Noble opening 60 new stores in 2025: See what locations are already up, running 'Barnes & Noble is enjoying a period of tremendous growth as the strategy to hand control of each bookstore ...

Foot traffic data for Barnes & Noble show that visits are up by 7% since 2019, according to location analytics company Placer.ai. “We’re relaxed enough now as a retailer,” said Daunt.

Last year, Barnes and Noble opened nearly 60 stores around the country and plans for 60 more to open in 2025. It’s the latest twist in a long-running saga for a company that’s been a ...