Barnes & Noble Opens Newly Remodeled Store in Houston01/22/2025

Author Kathrine Quinn to Host Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony and Book Signing at the Grand Opening at 10AM on Wednesday, January 29^th, 2025

Houston, TX - January 22^nd, 2025 - Barnes & Noble is excited to announce the re-opening of its east Houston, TX bookstore on Wednesday, January 29^th. The completely remodeled Barnes & Noble is located in Town & Country Village (12850 Memorial Drive, Houston, TX 77024) on the northeast corner of the center along Kimberley Lane and next to The Accessory Place.

The old Barnes & Noble bookstore closed last February to undergo a total renovation and will officially re-open to the public at 10AM CT on Wednesday the 29^th, with author Kathrine Quinn cutting the ribbon and signing copies of her books, including the newly released To Shatter the Night, book two of The Mistlands Duology.

The bookstore has effectively been rebuilt over the last 12 months. It showcases the highly lauded design seen in the most recent Barnes & Noble store openings, and of course will feature all the best books, toys, games and gifts that customers have come to expect from the nation's premier bookseller. The bookstore will also house a new B&N Café.

"We are thrilled to welcome our customers back into this beautifully redesigned Town & Country Barnes & Noble," said James Daunt, CEO of Barnes & Noble. "We thank our loyal customers for their patience during the rebuilding and also thank our bookselling team for the momentous work they have undertaken. There is a particular pleasure to bring such an ambitious new bookstore back to a community in which Barnes & Noble has for so long been embedded."

Barnes & Noble is enjoying a period of tremendous growth as the strategy to hand control of each bookstore to its local booksellers has proven so successful. The bookseller is experiencing strong sales in its existing stores and has been opening many new stores after more than 15 years of declining store numbers. In 2024, Barnes & Noble opened more new bookstores in a single year than it had in the whole decade from 2009 to 2019. The bookseller expects to open over 60 new bookstores in 2025.

The Houston location is one of four new Barnes & Noble bookstores set to open on the 29^th, alongside new stores in California, Colorado and Florida. Each grand opening has drawn enthusiastic crowds that wrap around the building, filling the store as the ribbon is cut.

"I am so excited, humbled and honored to be bringing our new format Barnes & Noble store back into the Memorial community," said Store Manager Rene' DeLaPortilla, longtime Barnes & Noble Bookseller. "We are so happy to be a part of the fabric of this area again."

Customers can discover more about upcoming events and news by following @bnmemorialtx on social media.

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