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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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   May 7, 2016 · As Founder and Chairman of Barnes & Noble, Leonard Riggio steered it through the proliferation of free information in the Internet age. As he retires, he tells NPR's Lynn Neary about his long career.

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   Aug 27, 2024 · 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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   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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   Aug 27, 2024 · Email. 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 ...

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   Aug 27, 2024 · Join the conversation. 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.com, has died at age 83. Riggio died Tuesday “following a valiant battle with Alzheimer ...

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   Who was Leonard Riggio?

   • 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 far-flung as Council Bluffs, Iowa and West Bountiful, Utah.

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   Why did Riggio start Barnes & Noble?

   • Riggio launched barnesandnoble.com to compete with Amazon.com for online book sales and launched a successful video game retail operation, which grew to become GameStop. By the end of the 20th century, Riggio had built Barnes & Noble into the world's largest bookseller.

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   How did Riggio steer Barnes & Noble from a bonded leather era?

   • Riggio steered Barnes & Noble from an era of bonded leather books through the proliferation of free information in the Internet age, and the advent of online booksellers. Yes, he's watched his industry wrestle with digital publishing and the popularity of e-books and the rise of Amazon.

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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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   Where was Riggio born & raised?

   • Born in 1941, Riggio was raised in the working-class neighbourhood of Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. His father was a taxi driver and former prizefighter with radical social views, his mother a dressmaker.

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   No. of episodes: 10: Production; Running time: 60 minutes: Original release; Network: VH1: Release: October 24 () – October 28, 2005 () Related; I Love the '80s I Love the '70s I Love the '80s Strikes Back I Love the '90s I Love the '90s: Part Deux I Love the Holidays I Love Toys I Love the '70s: Volume 2 I Love the New Millennium Best of I ...