Barnes & Noble Inc.

Datamonitor's Barnes & Noble Inc. - SWOT Analysis company profile is the essential source for top-level company data and information. Barnes & Noble Inc. - SWOT Analysis examines the company's key business structure and operations, history and products, and provides summary analysis of its key revenue lines and strategy.

Barnes & Noble, Inc. (Barnes & Noble) is the largest bookseller in the world. The company offers a wide selection of books and related products through a chain of retail stores across the US. In addition, Barnes & Noble through its subsidiary Barnes & Noble.com offers merchandise online. The company also has book publishing activities. It is headquartered in Fifth Avenue, New York and employs 47,000 people. The company recorded revenues of $5,121.8 million during the financial year (FY) ended January 2009, a decrease of 3.1% over 2008. The operating profit of the company was $143.3 million during FY2009, a decrease of 29.1% over 2008. The net profit was $75.9 million in FY2009, a decrease of 44.1% over 2008. The strong decline in net profit was partially due to reduced sales during FY2009 as well as due to the loss of $9.5 million from discontinued operations.

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