My hope is that they make the stores more viable and have more synergy with their online store.
My fear is that they will simply gut the company and let it collapse.
The media departments there are getting sadder. I noticed DVD and Blu Rays all shuffled together.
Other than Criterion, I think...
Well, I've done my part to help local B&N's bottom line this month. I picked several Criterions, as well as The Day of the Jackal Arrow release also 50% off, and they also had the Mary Tyler Moore Show complete series set at 30% off plus the membership discount which made it close to $30...
I was there on Friday and there were no signs. Clearly the lack of a a staff person in the media room impact such things.
That said, it's sad that B&N is hurting and honestly, anytime that I am there, there are always a fair amount of people in the store.
This was the first time that I was unable to use a 20% coupon. However, I also had to check out at the front. It was also the first time nobody was in the media "room."