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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 ...

2. www.drf.com › news › owner-breeder-leonard-riggioOwner-breeder Leonard Riggio dies at 83 - Daily Racing Form

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   Aug 28, 2024 · Michael Amoruso Leonard Riggio was the breeder of 2017 Belmont Stakes winner Tapwrit. Leonard Riggio, the founder of the Barnes & Noble book-selling chain and a horse owner and board member of the ...

3. www.npr.org › barnes-noble-leonard-riggio-obituaryLeonard Riggio, who led bookseller Barnes & Noble, dies at 83 ...

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   Aug 27, 2024 · Leonard Riggio, then chairman of Barnes & Noble, arrives at a bookstore in New York on Sept. 12, 2017. Riggio died on Tuesday. Seth Wenig/AP hide caption

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   Aug 27, 2024 · FILE - Leonard Riggio, chairman of Barnes and Noble, arrives at a book store in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File) NEW YORK (AP) — Leonard Riggio, a brash, self-styled underdog who transformed the publishing industry by building Barnes & Noble into the country’s most ...

5. www.ft.com › content › 0551a3a9-600d-4add-858c-d2986Leonard Riggio, bookseller, 1941-2024 - Financial Times

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   Aug 31, 2024 · Leonard Riggio, who has died aged 83, had a different vision. As chief executive of the US shop chain Barnes & Noble, in the 1990s he built book palaces as large as 60,000 sq ft in communities as ...

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7. www.palmbeachdailynews.com › story › newsLeonard Riggio, former chair of Barnes & Noble dies at 83

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   Aug 27, 2024 · Palm Beach Daily News. Leonard Riggio, a Palm Beach resident and the former chairman of the Barnes & Noble bookstore chain, died Tuesday, Aug. 27, at 83. A release from the family listed the cause ...

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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.

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   How did Leonard Riggio die?

   • Leonard Riggio, a Palm Beach resident and the former chairman of the Barnes & Noble bookstore chain, died Tuesday, Aug. 27, at 83. A release from the family listed the cause of death as Alzheimer's disease. He died in New York City surrounded by his family, a spokesperson told the Daily News.

   Leonard Riggio, former chair of Barnes & Noble dies at 83

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   Who was Leonard Riggio?

   • Riggio died on Tuesday. NEW YORK — 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.

   Leonard Riggio, who led bookseller Barnes & Noble, dies at 83 - NPR

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   How did Leonard Riggio change the publishing industry?

   • Leonard Riggio 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.

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   What did Steve Riggio do for a living?

   • Bookselling and family often overlapped for Riggio. His brother Steve Riggio served for years as vice chairman of Barnes & Noble and another brother, Thomas Riggio, helped run a trucking company that shipped the store’s books.

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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 start Barnes & Noble?

   • Riggio launched barnesandnoble.com to compete with Amazon.com for online book sales and launched a successful video game retail operation, which grew to become GameStop. By the end of the 20th century, Riggio had built Barnes & Noble into the world's largest bookseller.

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