On August 13, Barnes & Noble opened a new bookstore in Clark, N.J., in the Clark Commons at 1255 Raritan Rd., with author Nisha Sharma cutting the ribbon and signing copies of her books. This marks the return of the retailer to the area since it closed a nearby location in June 2022. The new store offers about 10,000 square feet of retail space.
"We are very pleased to return to Clark," B&N said. "When our previous lease ended in 2022 we were determined to find a new location nearby. Now we open this beautiful new Barnes & Noble just half a mile from where we served this community for nearly 25 years."
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Tomorrow, August 20, B&N will open a new store in Overland Park, Kan., with children's author Angela Cervantes cutting the ribbon and signing copies of her books, including her latest, The Cursed Moon (Scholastic Press). The 14,000-square-foot store is located in the new Bluhawk Mall at 7840 W. 161st St.
The store is B&N's third in Johnson County and second in Overland Park, near Kansas City.
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On August 30, B&N will open its new bookstore in West Ridge Market at 11500 Wayzata Blvd. in Minnetonka, Minn., with author William Kent Krueger cutting the ribbon and signing copies of his books. The more than 18,000-square-foot space is a relocation of the retailer's Ridgehaven Shopping Center location, which closed last month.
"Our booksellers have been hard at work to ensure that we can open this beautiful new Barnes & Noble as soon as possible," B&N said. "Now, less than a month after closing our previous location, they are eager to welcome customers into their brand-new Minnetonka Barnes & Noble."