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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 innovation and ...
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 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
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 ...
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 · 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 ...
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.
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