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Leonard S. Riggio (born February 28, 1941) is a retired American businessman and entrepreneur. He served as executive chairman of book store chain Barnes & Noble and was its largest shareholder from 1971 until the sale of the company to the hedge fund Elliott Advisors in 2019.
Apr 27, 2016 · On Wednesday, the company announced that Mr. Riggio, the founder and executive chairman of Barnes & Noble Inc., would retire in September. He initially planned to retire at 40, but got swept up...
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Aug 12, 2018 · Aug. 12, 2018. Leonard Riggio radically altered bookselling in America when he bought an ailing New York City bookstore and turned it into a national chain of megastores. Now, his company —...
May 7, 2016 · Leonard Riggio, chairman of Barnes & Noble is set to retire next September, after more than 50 years in the book selling industry. Riggio spoke recently with NPR's Lynn Neary about the industry and his enduring career, which comes to an end in September.
Aug 16, 2016 · leonard riggio. Growing up in a suburb of Washington, D.C., there were no quirky independent bookstores in town. D.C. had places like Politics & Prose (where you could always spot someone from...
Feb 13, 2002 · Leonard Riggio, founder, chairman and chief executive of the Barnes & Noble, is stepping down as chief executive and naming his brother, Stephen Riggio, to succeed him.
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Jul 10, 2013 · For the last several years there’s been a battle for Barnes & Noble’s soul. In one corner stood 72-year-old chairman and founder Leonard Riggio. A legend in retail, Riggio has been fighting to keep the chain focused on stores rather than jumping into the e-reader tablet wars.
