2011-07-22, 12:19 AM
R.I.P. Borders. Borders requested liquidation starting Friday (today). The closing of the bookstore franchise is expected to result in a net loss of jobs for 10,700 people and freeing up 6.3 million square feet for U.S. rental space. Key mistakes that have been sourced to the bookstore closing is sourcing out online book purchases to Amazon.com and losing out a Starbucks deal to Barnes & Noble.
[a] http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/07/13/b...keover-by/
[b] http://unlikelyconvergence.com/?p=1919
[c] http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/...07-21.html
[d] http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-07-21...ecord.html
[e] http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-07...6575.story
[a] http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/07/13/b...keover-by/
[b] http://unlikelyconvergence.com/?p=1919
[c] http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/...07-21.html
[d] http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-07-21...ecord.html
[e] http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-07...6575.story