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Aug 27, 2024 · NEW YORK (AP) — 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.
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.
Oct 12, 2024 · Leonard Riggio (1941-2024) October 12, 2024. Longtime Barnes & Noble head LEONARD RIGGIO, 83, died August 27, 2024 in Manhattan. He had Alzheimer’s. Leonard Stephen Riggio was born February 28, 1941 in New York, and attended Brooklyn Technical High School. After graduating in 1958, he took night classes at NYU for a while before dropping out.
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 ...
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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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 ...
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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 ...
