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Originally Posted by Hellmark
Borders had more stores that serviced a far greater portion of the St Louis area than B&N.
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And the stores had more stuff in them. Well, the first B&N they built here was nicely dense for its small size, so that was OK. Then more recently they tore down my friend's house to expand into a huge storefront on the same corner, that looks like it should be five times bigger than their old store. But when you go inside, it's like one of those old western buildings with the false front - the store is much smaller than it looks, and it's echoingly empty. I think it has less variety than their previous small store. Disappointing. I prefer my bookstores nicely packed, a warren of small spaces between overflowing shelves. But even the Borders stores moved steadily away from that style. I guess other shoppers prefer nearly empty bookstores. Maybe they are inspired by the Apple stores.