Barnes & Noble Catches a $900 Million Break
It looks like the Barnes and Noble business model has caught a break. We suggested that B&N could profit significantly by simply buying the faltering Borders in our column Is Barnes & Noble’s Business Model in Trouble. Evidently, good things come to those who wait because Borders has decided to liquidate all holdings and close […]
Is Barnes & Noble’s Business Model in Trouble?
Could Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) be the next Blockbuster? The once-dominant Blockbuster business model disintegrated into bankruptcy this year and seems unlikely to ever rebound. A close look at the Barnes & Noble business model yields many of the same issues as Blockbuster: Blockbuster faced intense competition from disruptive business models such as Netflix […]