Much like Miami’s literary scene, Barnes & Noble has been unfairly counted out time and time again. Less than a decade ago, the company was closing hundreds of stores and laying off full-time employees. A post-pandemic resurgence reversed the trend, with dozens of new stores opening across the country last year.
South Florida readers have feasted on the bounty. Although the beloved West Kendall and Pembroke Pines locations closed in late 2025 and early 2026, respectively, they were followed by new stores soon thereafter. Barnes & Noble Colonial Palms Plaza opened in September 2025, with another opening at Palms at Town & Country shopping center the following month. Now, yet another Barnes & Noble store is coming to South Florida.
This week, local guide platform @miamibucketlist spotted signage in Midtown indicating that the company is opening a store at the Collection at Midtown Miami retail complex, inside the space formerly occupied by West Elm. Real estate media company Commercial Observer broke the news about the store in December…