Barnes & Noble, Inc. (BKS) is developing new concept stores that customers can dine in at.
The new concept stores being developed by Barnes & Noble will allow customers to sit down and order food and drinks, including beer and wine. It’s also claiming that the restaurants inside its stores won’t be really expensive for customers.
Barnes & Noble named Jaime Carey as the President of its new restaurants group. He said that the first store will launch in Eastchester, N.Y. this October. Three other stores will be opened in Edina, Minn., Folsom, Calif., and Loudon, Virg., at later dates, reports International Business Times.
“We already have a cafe, so we said let’s have a much better food experience frankly,” Carey told Fortune. “We think they’re going to drive traffic to the store and keeping them in the store longer.”
BKS shares were up 4% as of Friday morning.
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