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Inside CEO James Daunt’s Plan To Save Barnes & Noble | Behind The Business
Barnes & Noble was once seen as another casualty of Amazon. Today, it’s expanded to over 700 stores nationwide. In this episode, Fortune’s Phil Wahba explores CEO James Daunt’s plan to save America’s biggest book chain by making it cool again.

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Inside CEO James Daunt’s Plan To Save Barnes & Noble | Behind The Business
Barnes & Noble was once seen as another casualty of Amazon. Today, it’s expanded to over 700 stores nationwide. In this episode, Fortune’s Phil Wahba explores CEO James Daunt’s plan to save America’s biggest book chain by making it cool again.
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