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  • BARNES & NOBLE INC Profile

    Barnes & Noble does business -- big business -- by the book. As the #1 bookseller in the US, it operates more than 700 Barnes & Noble superstores (selling books, music, movies, and gifts) throughout all 50 US states and the District of Columbia. It also owns about 85 mostly mall-based B. Dalton bookstores. In cyberspace, the firm conducts sales through subsidiary Barnes & Noble.com (accounting for about 10% of total sales). Barnes & Noble's remaining businesses include leading general trade book publisher Sterling Publishing Co., and a 74% interest in seasonal kiosk retailer Calendar Club.
    Stephen Riggio
    CEO
    122 5th Ave.

    New York, NY 10011

    http://www.barnesandnobleinc.com

    Phone: 212-633-3300

    Fax: 212-675-0413
    Sector: Services Industry: Specialty Retail
  • 2008 Sales 2008 Sales Growth 2008 Net Income 2008 Employees
    $5,410,800,000 2.8% $135,800,000 40,000
  • Key Executives: BKS

    Name Title Officer Since
    Stephen Riggio CEO 9/1/93
    Mitchell S. Klipper COO -
    Joseph J. Lombardi CFO -
    Christopher Grady-Troia Chief Information Officer -
    Jennifer M. Daniels General Counsel -
    Mark Bottini Vice President -
    Allen W. Lindstrom, CPA Vice President -
    David S. Deason Divisional Vice President -
  • Top Competitors: BKS

  • Insider Trends: BKS

    Sentiment for BKS is POSITIVE

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    • Market Value of Insider Sales
    • Market Value of Insider Purchases
    Total dollar value of all insider purchases and sales over 12 months
  • Insider Transactions: BKS

    Date Name Shares Transaction Type Market Value
    07/16/08 CAMPBELL GEORGE JR 4,269 Award of Stock Options $0.00
    04/01/08 DUFFY WILLIAM F 2,095 Award of Stock Options $0.00
    04/01/08 LOMBARDI JOSEPH J 2,885 Award of Stock Options $0.00
  • Ownership Breakdown : BKS

    Large Block Holder Type Number  
    Institutions 224.00
     
    Mutual Fund 309.00
    Other Major 22.00
  • Short Interest Volume: BKS

    Data as of 7/28/08
    Current Short Interest Shares 9.98 M
    Current Short Interest Ratio 9.70
    Float 37.02 M
    Short Interest as % of Float 27.00
    Average Daily Volume 985,000.00
    Outstanding Shares 54.90 M