Barnes & Noble to Close Store in South Miami, FL

Store in the Shops at Sunset Place will close on January 13^th, 2027

South Miami, FL – November 9^th

Barnes & Noble regrets to confirm the closure of the South Miami Barnes & Noble bookstore located at The Shops at Sunset Place (5701 Sunset Drive Suite 196, S. Miami, FL 33143) due to the redevelopment of the location and the end of the lease. The last day of business will be January 13^th, 2027.

The Sunset Place Barnes & Noble opened in 1999, in the heyday of the expansion of the company, and closes just after celebrating its 27^th anniversary. Meanwhile Barnes & Noble is once again growing fast, with 60 stores expected to open in 2026, including a new location at Collection at Midtown in Miami last month. Having fallen below 600 locations as recently as 2023, Barnes & Noble now has over 730 bookstores. In 2025, Barnes & Noble opened more new bookstores in a single year than in the whole decade from 2009 to 2019, including two in the Miami area.

“We have had a long tenure at The Shops at Sunset Place, brought to an end by the redevelopment project,” said James Daunt, CEO of Barnes & Noble. “We are very grateful to the community for their support and look forward to opening further new bookstores across Miami in the coming years.”

The booksellers in Sunset Place have loved serving their community for the past 27 years and will be offered jobs in our surrounding stores. They look forward to continuing to serve their customers who are invited to shop nearby at:

• Barnes & Noble Colonial Palms Plaza @bncolonialpalms   13605 S Dixie Hwy Ste 130, Miami, FL 33176
• Barnes & Noble Coral Gables @bncoralgables     152 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables, FL 33134
• Barnes & Noble Palms at Town & County @bnkendallfl     8525 Mills Dr #114, Kendall, FL 33183
• Barnes & Noble Collection at Midtown @bnmidtownmiami     3201 N Miami Ave Suite 111, Miami FL 33127

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