Barnes & Noble spent years closing bookstores. On Wednesday, it will open two more.
New stores in San Antonio and Orlando will bring the chain to 720 locations nationwide, up from fewer than 600 as recently as 2023. More than 60 additional stores are planned this year.
It is an unexpected comeback for a business once treated as one of the clearest casualties of Amazon and online shopping. And a striking part of that comeback is unfolding across the Sun Belt…