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B. Dalton

B. Dalton Bookseller was an American retail bookstore chain founded in 1966 by Bruce Dayton, a member of the same family that operated the Dayton's department store chain. B. Dalton expanded to become the largest retailer of hardcover books in the United States, with 779 stores at the peak of the chain's success. Located mainly at indoor shopping malls…

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Founded
1966; 60 years ago (1966) (original); February 2022; 4 years ago (2022-02) (revival)
Industry
Retail
Headquarters
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Area served
United States
Defunct
February 2013; 13 years ago (2013-02) (original)
Fate
Liquidation

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B. Dalton

Nodes30
Edges29
Triples81
Avg. degree1.93
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B. Dalton

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related to 1980s and 1990s · 24
B. Dalton → As, At, Barnes, By, Dalton, Dayton Hudson Corporation, Etc, February, GameStop, Garden City, In January, Inc, January, New York, Noble, Noble's, Rizzoli International Bookstores, Roosevelt Field Mall, Scribner Book Stores, Software
related to history · 18
B. Dalton → Although, August, Bruce Dayton, Dalton, Dayton Hudson Corporation, Dayton's, Detroit, Edina, He, Hudson's, In, Louis, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Missouri, St, Target Corporation, The
related to Software Etc. · 18
B. Dalton → Babbage's, Babbage's Etc, Barnes, By November, Chapter, Dalton, Funco, GameStop, In, Inc, Leonard Riggio, NeoStar, NeoStar Retail Group Inc, NeoStar's, Noble, Since, Software Etc, The
related to Format · 5
B. Dalton → Dalton, Initially, Later, PBS TV, Reading Rainbow
related to External links · 4
B. Dalton → Dalton Bookseller, Media, Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
Area served · 1
B. Dalton → United States
Defunct · 1
B. Dalton → February 2013; 13 years ago (2013-02) (original)
Fate · 1
B. Dalton → Liquidation
Founded · 1
B. Dalton → 1966; 60 years ago (1966) (original); February 2022; 4 years ago (2022-02) (revival)
Founder · 1
B. Dalton → Bruce Dayton

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dalton chain stores barnes noble etc software store dayton's dayton books states 2022 50 gamestop bookstore united retail locations bookseller

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
B. DaltonArea servedUnited States1.00infobox
B. DaltonDefunctFebruary 2013; 13 years ago (2013-02) (original)1.00infobox
B. DaltonFateLiquidation1.00infobox
B. DaltonFounded1966; 60 years ago (1966) (original); February 2022; 4 years ago (2022-02) (revival)1.00infobox
B. DaltonFounderBruce Dayton1.00infobox
B. DaltonHeadquartersMinneapolis, Minnesota, United States1.00infobox
B. DaltonIndustryRetail1.00infobox
B. DaltonKey peopleRichard Hagen, president1.00infobox
B. DaltonNumber of locations779 at peak; approx. 50 at liquidation; 1 (2022)1.00infobox
B. DaltonParentBarnes & Noble1.00infobox
B. DaltonProductsBooks1.00infobox
B. DaltonTypeSubsidiary1.00infobox

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