Content about Borders Group

September 27, 2012
Agree Realty announces re-tenanting and disposition of Borders assets

Agree Realty Corp. said it has executed two leases and completed a disposition of the company's remaining assets that were formerly leased to Borders.

September 24, 2012
Books-A-Million leases former Borders location

Metro Commercial Real Estate announced that Books-A-Million has signed a lease for a 30,077-sq.-ft. former Borders located at 101 Geoffrey Drive in Christiana (Wilmington), Del.

November 7, 2011
Five former Borders locations are re-tenanted

Brixmor Property Group said Friday that four national tenants – Books-A-Million, Big Lots, Dick’s Sporting Goods and REI – will occupy former Borders locations in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Michigan and North Carolina.

October 26, 2011
Books-A-Million to open 41 locations

Books-A-Million (BAM), which has been taking over the leases of former Borders locations, will transform 41 of the sites into BAM stores in early November.

October 20, 2011
DDR announces new tenants at six former Borders locations

DDR Corp. said Thursday that six new national tenants will occupy former Borders locations in Puerto Rico, New Jersey, Georgia, Ohio and Missouri.

September 27, 2011
Bankruptcy judge approves Borders sale to Barnes & Noble

A Bloomberg report on Tuesday said that Borders Group has garnered court approval for the sale of its intellectual property to Barnes & Noble after a recent question about privacy issues was resolved.

September 23, 2011
Burying Borders: An historic funeral home site re-tenants after the book store’s death

n the December 2007 issue of Chain Store Age, I wrote about an historic structure on St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans, long-occupied by House of Bultman Funeral Home that was undergoing an extensive redevelopment to accommodate the first Borders bookstore in Orleans Parish.

September 23, 2011
Report: Borders intellectual property sale delayed by privacy questions

A late Thursday report by Bloomberg revealed that Border Group’s planned sale of its intellectual property to Barnes & Noble was delayed due to questions regarding customer privacy.

September 16, 2011
Barnes & Noble among bidders buying Borders’ intellectual property

Barnes & Noble has bought some of Borders Group’s intellectual property along with other bidders, Crain’s New York reported.

September 16, 2011
Barnes & Noble among bidders buying Borders’ intellectual property

Barnes & Noble has bought some of Borders Group’s intellectual property along with other bidders, Crain’s New York reported.

September 6, 2011
Ex-employee sues Borders over mass layoffs

A Friday report by Reuters said that a former Borders Group employee is attempting to represent a class of about 300 Ann Arbor, Mich., workers in suing the bankrupt retailer for not giving proper notice of impending mass layoffs.

September 6, 2011
Ex-employee sues Borders over mass layoffs

A Friday report by Reuters said that a former Borders Group employee is attempting to represent a class of about 300 Ann Arbor, Mich., workers in suing the bankrupt retailer for not giving proper notice of impending mass layoffs.

August 30, 2011
Barnes & Noble narrows loss, digital and Nook sales up 140%

Barnes & Noble said Tuesday it narrowed its net loss in its fiscal first quarter as sales of its Nook e-book reader and e-books helped offset lower physical book sales.

August 30, 2011
Books-A-Million cleared to take over 14 Borders leases

A bankruptcy judge gave Books-A-Million the nod Monday to take over the leases of 14 Borders Group stores for just under $1 million.

August 25, 2011
Books-A-Million to buy leases of 14 Borders stores

A Wednesday report by Bloomberg said that Borders and Books-A-Million reached an agreement for a lease sale involved 14 Borders superstores and specialty stores for $934,209.

July 29, 2011
Borders to sell name, website

According to court papers filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan, Borders Group is planning to auction off its intellectual property, including the Borders brand name and the Borders.com website, in a move that will enable the brand to live on after liquidation in a limited fashion.

July 26, 2011
Books-A-Million abandons bid to buy 30 Borders stores

Books-A-Million said late Monday that it was unable to put a deal together to acquire the leases and assets of 30 Borders bookstores out of bankruptcy.

July 22, 2011
Books-A-Million makes offer for 30 Borders stores

Books-A-Million confirmed it has submitted a bid to purchase, among other things, the inventory, fixtures, equipment, and leasehold interests for 30 Borders locations.

July 22, 2011
Books-A-Million makes offer for 30 Borders stores

Books-A-Million confirmed it has submitted a bid to purchase, among other things, the inventory, fixtures, equipment, and leasehold interests for 30 Borders locations.

July 21, 2011
Borders gets court OK to liquidate; seeks approval to sell 30-35 stores to Books-a-Million

Borders Group on Thursday won court approval to liquidate its remaining 399 stores, even as it negotiates to sell up to 35 stores to Books-a-Million.

July 21, 2011
Borders gets court OK to liquidate; seeks approval to sell 30-35 stores to Books-a-Million

Borders Group on Thursday won court approval to liquidate its remaining 399 stores, even as it negotiates to sell up to 35 stores to Books-a-Million.

July 20, 2011
Borders calls objections from creditors irrelevant

Borders Group said objections from creditors are irrelevant because the company’s liquidation means it will not carry on any contracts with business partners, Bloomberg reported.

July 19, 2011
Borders seeks to liquidate, close all 399 stores

Borders Group, which had been holding out hope that a buyer would come forward to save the company, said late Monday it will seek court approval Thursday for a liquidation led by Hilco Merchant Resources and Gordon Brothers Group.

July 19, 2011
Borders seeks to liquidate, close all 399 stores

Borders Group, which had been holding out hope that a buyer would come forward to save the company, said late Monday it will seek court approval Thursday for a liquidation led by Hilco Merchant Resources and Gordon Brothers Group.

July 19, 2011
DJM Realty retained to dispose of all remaining Borders real estate

DJM Realty, a Gordon Brothers Group company, said Monday it has been retained to exclusively manage the disposition of all remaining Borders Group and Waldenbooks real estate in the United States.

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