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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 ...

2. www.ft.com › content › 0551a3a9-600d-4add-858c-d2986Leonard Riggio, bookseller, 1941-2024 - Financial Times

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   Aug 31, 2024 · 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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3. www.barrietoday.com › business › leonard-riggio-whoLeonard Riggio, who forged a bookselling empire at Barnes ...

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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.

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   Aug 27, 2024 · Leonard Riggio was born in 1941 in New York. For much of his childhood, he was raised in Brooklyn. After he graduated high school, he took night classes at New York University.

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   Aug 27, 2024 · February 28, 1941 – August 27, 2024. NEW YORK, Aug. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Leonard Riggio, founder and former chairman of Barnes & Noble, Inc., has died following a valiant battle with ...

6. www.nytimes.com › leonard-riggio-deadLeonard Riggio, 83, Dies; Founded Barnes & Noble and Upended ...

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   Aug 30, 2024 · Published Aug. 30, 2024 Updated Sept. 4, 2024. Leonard Riggio, the brash, charismatic and literary-minded businessman who, in founding the giant Barnes & Noble retail chain, transformed the ...

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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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   Who is Leonard Riggio?

   • Leonard Riggio was born in 1941 in New York. For much of his childhood, he was raised in Brooklyn. After he graduated high school, he took night classes at New York University. But rather than spending too much time on academics, he opted instead for a career in the school’s bookstore, working first as a stock boy.

   Leonard Riggio, Barnes & Noble Founder and Art Collector, Dies at 83

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   Where did the Riggios live?

   • The Riggios lived in an art-filled apartment on Park Avenue in Manhattan and also had homes in Palm Beach, Fla., and in Bridgehampton, N.Y., where they turned part of their estate into a private sculpture park anchored by a 300-ton steel work by Richard Serra. Mr. Riggio had also dabbled in politics.

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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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   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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   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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8. fortune.com › 2024/08/28 › barnes-noble-founderBarnes & Noble founder Leonard Riggio dies at 83 - Fortune

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   Aug 28, 2024 · Leonard Riggio, founder and former chairman of Barnes & Noble, Inc., has died following a valiant battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was 83. Len, as he was known, is survived by his wife of 43 ...