Lease Ends at Barnes & Noble in Aurora, CO11/11/2026

Bookstore at Aurora City Place will close on January 13^th, 2027

Aurora, CO - November 9^th

Barnes & Noble regrets to confirm the closure of the Aurora City Place Barnes & Noble bookstore, located 170 S. Abilene St., Aurora, CO 80012, due to the end of the lease. The last day of business will be January 13^th, 2027.

The Aurora City Place Barnes & Noble opened in 2003, in the heyday of the expansion of the company, and closes just after celebrating its 23^rd anniversary.

"At a time when Barnes & Noble is opening so many new bookstores, it is especially sad when one has to close," said James Daunt, CEO of Barnes & Noble. "We are very sorry to have to close our Aurora City Place store, and we are enormously grateful to the generations of customers who made it such a rewarding place to be. We look forward to returning to Aurora with a new bookstore as soon as possible."

Having fallen below 600 locations as recently as 2023, Barnes & Noble is once again growing fast, with 60 stores expected to open in 2026 to bring the total to over 730 bookstores. The bookseller has opened 3 new bookstores in Colorado in the last two years and has also brought Tattered Cover Book Store under its ownership.

The booksellers in Aurora City Place have loved serving their community for the past 23 years and will be offered jobs in our surrounding stores. They look forward continuing to serve their customers who are invited to shop nearby at:

• Barnes & Noble Southlands @bnsouthlands 6300 S. Main Street Suite N101, Aurora, CO 80016

• Tattered Cover Stanley Marketplace @tatteredcoverbookstore 2501 Dallas Street Suite 144, Aurora, CO 80010

• Barnes & Noble Colorado Blvd @bncoloradoblvd 960 S Colorado Blvd, Glendale, CO 80246

• Tattered Cover Colfax @tatteredcoverbookstore 2526 E. Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80206

• Barnes & Noble Lone Tree @bnlonetree 8374 S. Willow Street, Lone Tree, CO 80124

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