Barnes & Noble is opening a new store in Concord, N.C., today, April 17.
Located in the Pavilion at King's Grant shopping center, in a space that previously housed a Buy Buy Baby, the new store features a cafe as well as B&N's updated store design.
The store is not far from the Charlotte Motor Speedway, and today, former race car driver Kyle Petty will host the ribbon-cutting ceremony and sign copies of his book Swerve or Die (St. Martin's Griffin).
The Concord store is one of four new B&Ns to open this month; the others are located in New Orleans, La.; Dubuque, Iowa; and Dawsonville, Ga. B&N plans to open more than 50 stores in 2024.