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Aug 27, 2024 · Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images. CNN —. Leonard Riggio, a brash, self-styled underdog who transformed the publishing industry by building Barnes & Noble into the country’s most powerful bookseller ...
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 innovation and ...
Aug 30, 2024 · A few years later, in 1971, Mr. Riggio, armed with a $1.2 million loan (the equivalent of about $9.3 million today), bought Barnes & Noble, a bookstore on Fifth Avenue at 18th Street that William ...
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 ...
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 · 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 ...
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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 ...
