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   Aug 28, 2024 · Leonard Riggio Obituary. Published by Legacy Remembers from Aug. 28 to Aug. 29, 2024. Leonard Riggio was a businessman who, starting in 1971, expanded Barnes & Noble from a single Manhattan store ...

   • Birth Date: February 28, 1941

   • Death Date: August 27, 2024

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   Aug 29, 2024 · We send our heartfelt condolences to Louise, Stephanie, Leo and the entire Riggio family. To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store . Published by New York Times on Aug. 29, 2024.

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   Aug 27, 2024 · 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 ...

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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)

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   Aug 27, 2024 · Riggio’s near-half century reign began in 1971 when he used a $1.2 million loan to purchase Barnes & Noble's name and its flagship store on lower Fifth Avenue in Manhattan.

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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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   Who is Leonard Riggio?

   • Leonard Riggio, chairman of Barnes and Noble, at a book store in New York in Sept. 2017. Seth Wenig/Associated Press, file Riggio’s near-half-century reign began in 1971 when he used a $1.2 million loan to purchase Barnes & Noble’s name and the flagship store on lower Fifth Avenue in Manhattan.

   Leonard Riggio, who forged a bookselling empire at Barnes & Noble, dies

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   How did Riggio die?

   • Riggio died Tuesday “following a valiant battle with Alzheimer’s disease,” according to a statement issued by his family. He had stepped down as chairman in 2019 after the chain was sold to the hedge fund Elliott Advisors.

   Leonard Riggio, who forged a bookselling empire at Barnes & Noble, dies

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   Who is Riggio & Barnes & Noble?

   • Riggio began the 2000s at the height of power, with more than 700 superstores and hundreds of others outlets. But internet commerce was growing quickly and Barnes & Noble, with its roots in physical retail, lacked the imagination and flexibility of the startup from Seattle that called itself “Earth’s Biggest Bookstore,” Amazon.com.

   Leonard Riggio, who forged a bookselling empire at Barnes & Noble, dies

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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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   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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   Why was Riggio so feared?

   • But in his time no one in the book world was more feared. With the power to make any given book a bestseller, or a flop, to alter the market on an idle whim, Riggio could terrify publishers simply by suggesting prices were too high or that he might sign up such top sellers as Stephen King and John Grisham and publish them himself.

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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 ...