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Aug 29, 2024 · LEONARD RIGGIO Obituary. RIGGIO--Leonard. The Rudin, Earls, and Papachristidis families are deeply saddened by the passing of our dear friend, Leonard. Len was a true visionary. His...
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...
Aug 27, 2024 · Seth Wenig/AP. 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...
Aug 28, 2024 · Leonard Riggio, who built Barnes & Noble into a juggernaut, dies at 83. He grew the company into the country’s largest bookselling chain, pioneering the big-box bookstore in the 1990s before ...
Riggio, the brash, charismatic and literary-minded businessman who, in founding Barnes & Noble, transformed the business of selling books — and who was cast as both a hero and a villain for doing so — died on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in Manhattan. He was 83.
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.
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Aug 27, 2024 · Leonard S. Riggio, age 83, of New York, New York passed away on Tuesday, August 27, 2024. A funeral mass for Leonard will be held Friday, August 30, 2024 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM at The Basilica of St. Patrick's Old Cathedral, 263 Mulberry St, New York, NY 10012. Show your support.
