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   Aug 27, 2024 · Leonard Riggio, a brash, self-styled underdog who transformed the publishing industry by building Barnes & Noble into the country’s most powerful bookseller before his company was overtaken by the rise of Amazon.com, has died at age 83.Video above: Remembering those we've lost in 2024Riggio died Tuesday “following a valiant battle with Alzheimer’s disease,” according to a statement ...

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   Leonard Stephen Riggio (February 28, 1941 – August 27, 2024) was an American businessman. He served as executive chairman of book store chain Barnes & Noble and was its largest shareholder from 1971 [ 1 ] until the sale of the company to the hedge fund Elliott Investment Management in 2019. [ 2 ][ 3 ] Under his leadership the company expanded ...

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   Aug 27, 2024 · February 28, 1941 – August 27, 2024. NEW YORK, Aug. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Leonard Riggio, founder and former chairman of Barnes & Noble, Inc., has died following a valiant battle with ...

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   Aug 28, 2024 · August 28, 2024 at 7:05 p.m. EDT. Leonard Riggio, a swaggering Brooklyn-bred executive who grew Barnes & Noble into the country’s largest bookselling chain, then sparred with Amazon as online ...

6. www.msn.com › en-us › moneyLeonard Riggio, Builder of Barnes & Noble Chain, Dies at 83

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   Story by Patrick Oster. • 2w. (Bloomberg) -- Leonard Riggio, the feisty entrepreneur who turned a single Barnes & Noble store into the world’s largest bookseller, has died. He was 83. He died ...

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   Aug 27, 2024 · August 27, 2024 at 1:04 pm EDT. NEW YORK — (AP) — Leonard Riggio, a brash, self-styled underdog who transformed the publishing industry by building Barnes & Noble into the country's most powerful bookseller before his company was overtaken by the rise of Amazon.com, has died at age 83. Riggio died Tuesday a “following a valiant battle ...

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   Who was Leonard Riggio?

   • Mr. Riggio was a true son of New York, public servant and tireless advocate for public education, literacy and the arts February 28, 1941 – August 27, 2024 NEW YORK, Aug. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Leonard Riggio, founder and former chairman of Barnes & Noble, Inc., has died following a valiant battle with Alzheimer's disease. He was 83.

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   Who is Steve Riggio?

   • His brother, Steve Riggio, was CEO of the Barnes & Noble chain of bookstores from 2002 until his replacement by William Lynch in 2010. While at New York University, Riggio founded the Student Book Exchange in 1965 and turned this small bookstore into a leading retailer.

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   Why did Riggio leave Barnes & Noble?

   • Riggio’s 48-year run at the company’s helm ended in 2019 when Elliott Management Corp., the US hedge fund led by Paul Singer, acquired Barnes & Noble for $683 million including debt, with a plan to revitalize the brick-and-mortar book-buying experience.

   Leonard Riggio, Builder of Barnes & Noble Chain, Dies at 83

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   When did Riggio Buy Barnes & Noble?

   • In 1986, Riggio used junk bonds issued by Drexel Burnham Lambert and a major investment from the Dutch retailer Vendex International to buy B. Dalton; the acquisition made Barnes & Noble the biggest bookseller in the United States.

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   How much is Riggio's net worth?

   • Along the way to amassing a net worth of $800 million as of 1999, when he made the Forbes 400 list, Riggio acquired the 800 stores of mall bookseller B.Dalton, bought the Scribner’s bookstore trade name in 1989 and a year later owned Doubleday’s.

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   Riggio’s near-half century reign at Barnes & Noble began in 1971 when he used a $1.2 million loan to purchase the company’s name and its flagship store on lower Fifth Avenue in Manhattan.