On November 14, Barnes & Noble will open a new store in Tigard, Ore., at the Bridgeport Village shopping center, in a former Borders location. The two-story location will employ approximately 100 people. As part of its grand opening celebration, the Bridgeport B&N is hosting a Friends and Family Preview Night on November 13, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the Foundation for Tigard Tualatin Schools, an organization that raises money to buy school supplies, fund technology initiatives, scholarships and other programs for area students and teachers.
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B&N begins shipping its 7-inch Nook HD and 9-inch Nook HD+ tablets this week to online pre-order customers. The devices will also be available at B&N's brick-and-mortar stores, as well as partner retailers Target, Walmart and Best Buy.
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U.K. supermarket chain Asda will sell Nook e-readers and accessories in more than 300 stores and online from Asda Direct through a new partnership with B&N. The deal expands the expected number of retail outlets for the Nook line in the U.K. to more than 2,500, including Blackwell's, Foyles, John Lewis, Argos, Dixons Retail, Sainsbury's and Waitrose, as well as various online retail platforms and uk.nook.com.
"Asda is a successful British retailer that puts value and customer service at the forefront of its business, we feel that it is a great brand fit for NOOK," said Jamie Iannone, president of Nook Media.
