Schaumburg, Ill., B&N to Relocate, Downsize

The Barnes & Noble in Schaumburg, Ill., is downsizing from a roughly 23,000-square-foot space to a 14,000-square-foot location in a nearby shopping center, the Daily Herald reported.

B&N has not yet said when it will close the Woodfield Plaza store, or when it expects to open the new, smaller location in the Woodfield Village Green Shopping Center. The same shopping center housed a Borders prior to the company's closure in 2011.

According to the Herald, B&N has received approval from the city administration to construct a brick facade for the new store, and a special-use permit has revealed that the cafe will take up around 1,700 square feet.

The smaller B&N reflects the company's approach to new and remodeled stores, which aim to average about 14,000 square feet instead of the old superstore standard of about 25,000 square feet.

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