Waldenbooks
Defunct American bookstore chain / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Waldenbooks was an American shopping mall-based bookstore chain operated by the Walden Book Company, Inc., and from 1995 was a subsidiary of Borders Group. The chain also ran a video game and software chain under the name Waldensoftware, as well as a children's educational toy chain under Walden Kids. In 2011, the chain was liquidated in bankruptcy.
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Waldenbooks | |
Company type | Subsidiary |
Industry | Retail |
Founded | March 4, 1933; 91 years ago (1933-03-04) in Bridgeport, Connecticut |
Founder | Lawrence Hoyt Melvin Kafka |
Defunct | July 18, 2011; 12 years ago (2011-07-18) |
Fate | Liquidation as a result of bankruptcy of the Borders Group |
Headquarters | Ann Arbor, Michigan |
Number of locations | 1 |
Area served | United States |
Products | Books, magazines, comic books, maps, calendars, gift cards |
Parent | Borders Group |
Website | waldenbooks.com at the Wayback Machine (archived September 28, 2002) |
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