Barnes & Noble ‘revival’ underway – here’s where new book stores are opening across America
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Barnes & Noble ‘revival’ underway – here’s where new book stores are opening across America
So far this year, 28 stores have opened or are scheduled to open soon
Isabel Keane in New York Monday 14 September 2026 19:07 BST
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Barnes & Noble is expanding with a slew of new bookstores across America.
So far this year, 28 stores have opened, or are scheduled to open soon, in a handful of states and Washington, D.C. It will put the bookseller’s footprint at more than 720 locations nationwide, according to USA Today.
In September, the chain plans to open four new locations in Orlando, Florida; San Antonio, Texas; Elk Grove, California and Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, according to press releases from the company.
The Jenkintown store, which opens this Wednesday, marks the return of Barnes & Noble to the town after its location closed 14 years ago.
Elk Grove, just south of Sacramento, has not had a major bookstore since its Borders Books closed in 2011. It is one of eight locations opening in California this year, “reflecting a strong resurgence of the brand’s brick-and-mortar footprint,” Barnes & Noble said.
open image in galleryThe bookseller’s revival of physical stores comes after many closed in the face of fierce competition from Amazon, which began as an online bookseller.
However, a CBS News poll in June found that 36 percent of Americans are reading fewer books than they did a decade ago, while only 23 percent said they are reading more.
Still, Barnes & Noble doesn’t seem discouraged. CEO James Daunt told Axios in July: “The revival is there.”
open image in galleryIt was not immediately clear what other locations are opening this year. The Independent has contacted Barnes & Noble for more information.
Barnes & Noble’s new stores, or planned openings for 2026:
- Jenkintown – Pennsylvania
- Elk Grove – California
- San Antonio – Texas
- Orlando – Florida (two locations)
- Costa Mesa – California
- Lexington – Kentucky
- Chicago – Illinois (two locations)
- Stillwater – Oklahoma
- Livingston – New Jersey
- Casper – Wyoming
- Commack – New York
- Farmington – Connecticut
- Atlanta – Georgia
- Oak Park – Illinois
- Knightdale – North Carolina
- Turlock – California
- Prosper – Texas
- Aurora – Ohio
- Seattle – Washington
- Clovis – California
- Colorado Springs – Colorado
- Skokie – Illinois
- Port St. Lucie – Florida
- Strongsville – Ohio
- Katy – Texas
- Washington, D.C.
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