Barnes & Noble Opens New Store in Walden Galleria

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Grand Opening at 10 AM on Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Buffalo, NY – October 30, 2024 – Barnes & Noble is thrilled to announce the opening of its new Buffalo bookstore on Wednesday, November 6th. The new Barnes & Noble is located in Walden Galleria (1 Walden Galleria, Buffalo, NY 14225), in the space formerly occupied by Williams Sonoma, next to Apple and across from Bath & Body Works.

The new Barnes & Noble will officially open to the public at 10AM ET on Wednesday the 6th. The bookstore showcases the highly lauded bookstore design seen in the most recent Barnes & Noble store openings, featuring all the best books, toys, games and gifts that customers have come to expect from the nation’s premier bookseller.

“As we open new stores across the country, returning to malls has been a priority — especially those that lost their bookstores during the downturn of the early 2000s,” said James Daunt, CEO of Barnes & Noble. “Walden Galleria is a vibrant shopping center, and Barnes & Noble is a perfect fit.”

Barnes & Noble is enjoying a period of tremendous growth as the strategy to hand control of each bookstore to its local booksellers has proven so successful. The bookseller is experiencing strong sales in its existing stores and has been opening many new stores after more than 15 years of declining store numbers. In 2023, Barnes & Noble opened more new bookstores in a single year than it had in the whole decade from 2009 to 2019. The bookseller expects to open over 60 new bookstores in 2024.

The Walden Galleria location is one of thirteen new Barnes & Noble bookstores set to open in November, alongside new locations in NY, FL, UT, NH, IN, UT, KS, CA, NJ, WA, and Washington DC. Each grand opening has drawn enthusiastic crowds that wrap around the building, filling the store as the ribbon is cut.

“We are so excited to be opening Barnes & Noble here at the Galleria mall,” said Store Manager Joel Wolfe, Barnes & Noble bookseller of 11 years. “Books are experiential and require time to browse and feel and contemplate over. The ability to introduce people to these works of art is truly a privilege, and we cannot wait to welcome readers into this beautiful new Barnes & Noble.”

Customers can discover more about upcoming events and news by following @bnwaldenny on social media. 

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Barnes & Noble, Inc. is the largest retail bookseller in the United States. The Company has more than 630 bookstores across the United States, as well as its online bookstore at bn.com, the Nook Digital business which offers both e-books and an audio book subscriptions service, the SparkNotes educational service, stationery and gift retailer Paper Source, and the publisher Union Square & Co. General information on Barnes & Noble, Inc. can be found on the Company's website at www.bn.com.