JayAgostino
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I usually shop at Barnes & Noble nowadays, but every single time I go there, I'm reminded of Borders. Before they went out of business in late 2011, I would go there in the morning and eat at one of their cafés. Borders had a bookstore right next to my workplace, so I'd go there in the afternoon and pick up a book to read at night.
By the time they closed down, Barnes & Noble had already bought out most of the leases that Borders was in. Just a couple of months later, my local Borders bookstore had reopened as a Barnes & Noble. There was no café though, so I had to drive a couple miles down the road to actually get my coffee. I've gotten used to it, but I still miss the convenience of Borders.
I also vividly remember Guitar Center. Once Borders permanently closed, the building was divided in half. One half of that building ended up being occupied by Guitar Center. When it first opened, I thought nothing of it. It wasn't until they briefly filed for bankruptcy that I began to take notice. After they emerged from bankruptcy, their store in my area was liquidated and never reopened. As of today, that space is still vacant. With book sales on the decline, I'm not sure how long the Barnes & Noble is going to last...
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By the time they closed down, Barnes & Noble had already bought out most of the leases that Borders was in. Just a couple of months later, my local Borders bookstore had reopened as a Barnes & Noble. There was no café though, so I had to drive a couple miles down the road to actually get my coffee. I've gotten used to it, but I still miss the convenience of Borders.
I also vividly remember Guitar Center. Once Borders permanently closed, the building was divided in half. One half of that building ended up being occupied by Guitar Center. When it first opened, I thought nothing of it. It wasn't until they briefly filed for bankruptcy that I began to take notice. After they emerged from bankruptcy, their store in my area was liquidated and never reopened. As of today, that space is still vacant. With book sales on the decline, I'm not sure how long the Barnes & Noble is going to last...

Guitar Center Files for Bankruptcy (Published 2020)
The filing by the nation’s largest retailer of musical instruments highlights the growing gap between the strongest and weakest companies in the pandemic.