The Barnes & Noble in Springfield, N.J., may have to relocate if its landlord's plans to replace the bookstore with a Chick-fil-A restaurant are approved, TAPinto Springfield reported.
The end of the Springfield B&N's lease is approaching, and rather than renew it, the property owner has plans to demolish the building and replace it with a drive-through Chick-fil-A. Those plans are pending approval from the Springfield board of adjustment, and a B&N manager told TAPinto Springfield that should those plans be approved, the bookstore chain would look to open another location in the area, possibly nearby on Route 22.
The Springfield B&N has been in its current location since 1992.