ANN ARBOR, Mich., Oct. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Borders, a leading retailer
of books, music and movies, will open a new store Oct. 26 in Terminal 2 of
the Raleigh-Durham International Airport. The 1,225 square-foot store will
offer over 7,000 book titles, including audiobooks, top selling DVDs and
CDs as well as select gifts and stationery items -- all in an award-winning
retail format.
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"We are pleased to open a new Borders store in the Raleigh-Durham
International Airport. The store will offer busy travelers a convenient
place to shop for popular and best-selling books as well as other items,"
said Jill Lyon, vice president of Store Planning and Construction for
Borders Group. "When customers visit the store in between flights, a
classic may pique their interest, or they might discover a new author.
Borders is committed to connecting readers with information and
entertainment -- and the store in the Raleigh-Durham airport will provide
travelers with a great selection of titles from which to choose."
Borders also operates stores in airports located in Detroit; Baltimore;
Phoenix; Orlando, Fla.; Seattle; Newark, N.J.; Boston; Houston; Las Vegas;
Miami; Asheville, N.C., as well as in Washington, D.C. and Cincinnati.
This year, Borders was awarded the "Best Specialty Retail Brand
Operator" and "Retailer with Highest Regard for Customer Service" by
Airport Revenue News (ARN), a leading publication for airport executives,
concessionaires, and others involved in the aviation industry. Previously
Borders was awarded the "Airport Revenue News Best Concessions" prize in
2006 for the "Large Retailer Division," and in 2005, second place in the
categories of "Best Airport Retailer" and "Retailer with the Highest Regard
for Customer Service." In 2004, the Borders airport store division was
named "Best Retail Specialty Brand Operator," and in 2003, ARN recognized
Borders as the "2003 Best New Specialty Retail Concept," almost immediately
after the first Borders-branded airport store opened in 2002. The ARN
awards are the most prestigious in the industry with approximately 3,000
airport executives, consultants and concessionaires along with an
independent panel of judges nominating and selecting airport retailers for
the awards.
About Borders Group, Inc.
Headquartered in Ann Arbor, Mich., Borders Group, Inc. (NYSE: BGP) is a
leading retailer of books, music and movies with more than 28,000 employees
worldwide. Through its subsidiaries, the company operates more than 1,100
stores primarily under the Borders(R) and Waldenbooks(R) brand names and
recently launched Borders.com for online shopping. For more information,
visit http://www.borders.com/aboutus.
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