News on Borders Group Inc.

todd bridges

2010-03-17T18:47:37Z

Todd Bridges book signing 'Killing Willis' at Borders Books New York city, USA - 16.03.10

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rupaul

2010-02-06T17:33:01Z

Rupaul promotes his new book ''Workin' It!' at the Borders Books & Music in Columbus Circle. New York City, USA - 05.02.10

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Borders shares soar 38 percent after Ackman comments

2010-02-22T12:19:41Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Borders Group Inc &lt;BGP.N&gt; shares spiked nearly 40 percent on Wednesday after its largest investor, William Ackman, said there was little likelihood the struggling bookseller would file for bankruptcy and it could even be part o...

Borders cuts 164 positions amid sales slump

2010-02-22T13:48:09Z

<div id="subtitle">Borders lays off 164 corporate and distribution employees to adjust to slumping sales</div><div><p>Bookseller Borders Group Inc. is laying off 164 staffers in an effort to cut costs amid slumping sales.</p><p>The company has cut 124 corporate jobs, including 88 at its Ann Arbor,...

Borders to cut 10 percent of corporate jobs

2010-02-22T13:50:34Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Borders Group Inc said on Thursday it is laying off about 10 percent of its corporate staff in an effort to contain costs as it contends with dwindling sales.</p><p>The Ann Arbor, Michiga...

Barnes & Noble, Cigna, Apple, Borders big movers

2010-02-22T14:28:47Z

<div id="subtitle">Barnes &amp; Noble, Cigna, Apple, Borders, Weatherford Int'l are among market movers Tuesday</div><div><p>The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Borders Group CEO Marshall resigns after accepting CEO position at another retailer</div><div><p>Borders Group Inc., the No. 2 traditional U.S. bookseller, said Tuesday its CEO Ron Marshall is leaving after about a year with the company to acc...

Borders CEO quits after just one year at helm

2010-02-22T14:38:26Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bookseller Borders Group Inc &lt;BGP.N&gt; said on Tuesday that Chief Executive Officer Ron Marshall had resigned to work for another retailer and would be replaced on an interim basis by the head of its marketing and...

Borders boss quits after just over a year at helm

2010-02-22T14:44:33Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. bookseller Borders Group Inc &lt;BGP.N&gt; said on Tuesday that Chief Executive Ron Marshall has resigned and will be replaced on an interim basis by the ...

Borders Group, Sprint Nextel, Citigroup are movers

2010-02-22T18:02:16Z

<div><p>The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:</p><p>NYSE:</p><p>Borders Group Inc.

WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST-SELLERS

2010-02-22T20:12:29Z

<div id="subtitle">WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST-SELLERS</div><div><p>FICTION</p><p>1. "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett (Putnam Adult/Amy Einhorn)</p><p>2. "The Lost Symbol" by Dan Brown (Doubleday)</p><p>3. "Witch &amp; Wizard...

Borders in deal with Alex e-reader for e-books

2010-02-22T23:55:12Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Borders Group Inc said on Thursday it has reached a deal with the maker of the upcoming Alex electronic reader that will prominently feature the U.S. bookseller's e-bookstore on the device when the site is launched later this year.</p><p>The Alex e-reader will give the borders.com...

Weekend snowstorm cuts U.S. holiday sales upside

2010-02-23T12:57:56Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - The heavy snowstorm that swept the East Coast of the United States over the weekend may have cost retailers the potential for any upside to holiday sales, industry experts said on Monday.</p><p>The storm forced store closures for several hours on Saturday and kept shoppers at home in major ...

Kobo says speeds Borders entry into e-reader market

2010-02-23T15:05:48Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Electronic download service Kobo Inc said its technology is the fastest way for U.S. bookseller Borders Group Inc to catch up to rivals in the burgeoning e-books market.</p><p&...

Borders plans to sell e-books online

2010-02-23T15:37:55Z

<div id="subtitle">Borders to offer e-books on Web for carious devices through partnership; catalog of 2 million</div><div><p>Book seller Borders Group Inc. is entering the electronic book market, partnering with a Canadian digital book company to sell e-books on the Borders.com Web site.</p><p>Borders and LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Borders Group, the bookstore chain criticized by some for being late to enter the digital books and readers market, has teamed up with fledgling Kobo Inc to set up an online store for mobile devices by ...

news al gore

2009-12-10T07:45:38Z

Al Gore signing copies of 'Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis' at Borders bookstore Chicago, Illinois - 24.11.09

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End for Friends generation as Internet brings down Borders

2010-02-23T23:59:15Z

<div><p>Borders UK, one of Britain?s biggest booksellers, which also owns Books Etc, was seeking a buyer on Friday a day after going into administration, a spokesman said, brought down by competition from online and supermarket competitors.</p><p>The company has been hit hard by falling book sales as customers incr...

EReaders, price war weigh on Barnes, Borders

2010-02-24T00:59:01Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Top U.S. booksellers Barnes &amp; Noble Inc &lt;BKS.N&gt; and Borders Group Inc &lt;BGP.N&gt; will pay a price for coming late to m...

Barnes & Noble cuts outlook; Borders sales fall

2010-02-24T01:05:07Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Barnes &amp; Noble Inc &lt;BKS.N&gt; cut its full-year forecast on expectations of a tough holiday season and high costs for its Nook elect...