Barnes & Noble Makes a Clean Sweep in Tucson, AZ

The Westside bookstore will relocate to a new store, following recent opening at Oracle Wetmore Shopping Center

Tucson, AZ – November 9^th

Barnes & Noble is to complete a clean sweep of its Tucson, AZ stores, confirming the relocation of the Westside Barnes & Noble bookstore located at 7325 N. LaCholla Blvd., Ste 100, Tucson, AZ 85741. Previously, the bookseller relocated its Eastside bookstore, opening a new bookstore in the Oracle Wetmore Shopping Center to great fanfare this October.

The new bookstore will be located nearby, in the newly constructed Uptown Plaza. The last day of business at Westside will be January 13^th, 2027, with the new location to open shortly thereafter.

The Westside Barnes & Noble opened in 1996, in the heyday of the expansion of the company, and relocates just after celebrating its 30^th anniversary. Barnes & Noble is once again growing fast, with 60 stores set to open in 2026. The bookseller is entering new markets and also moving many of its oldest locations into new stores. Having fallen below 600 locations as recently as 2023, Barnes & Noble now has over 730 bookstores.

“With the end to the Westside lease, Barnes & Noble needed to find a new home, as also so recently for the Eastside bookstore,” said James Daunt, CEO of Barnes & Noble. “We are very pleased to have complete these moves. It is a significant investment in Tucson which has long been an extraordinarily vibrant community for our booksellers. These new, beautiful bookstores are wonderful places in which our bookselling teams will continue to serve Tucson.”

The booksellers in the Westside store have loved serving their community for the past 30 years and they look forward to continuing to do so in their new location. For a short time, both locations will be closed while we move into our new space. In the interim, customers are invited to shop at:

• Barnes & Noble Tucson Mall @bntucsonmallaz   4500 North Oracle Rd Suite 193, Tucson, AZ

• Barnes & Noble Oracle Wetmore @bnoraclewetmore   4380 N Oracle Rd Suite 150, Tucson, AZ

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