Barnes & Noble will host a grand opening celebration next Wednesday, January 15, for its new bookstore at 1140 Bellevue Square, Bellevue, Wash. The opening marks B&N's return to Bellevue; the chain operated a store downtown for 29 years before closing it in 2022 to make way for a residential development.
"We are delighted to return to Bellevue where we have had a bookstore for close to three decades," said B&N. "Our new bookstores have been exceptionally well received and the Bellevue store is the first we open in 2025."
The Bellevue Square location is one of five new B&N bookstores set to open in January, alongside new stores in California, Colorado, Florida, and Texas. The company has said it expects to open more than 60 bookstores in 2025 after opening a similar number of stores last year. It currently operates approximately 660 stores.