Barnes & Noble Education Inc (BNED) Ganando

Barnes and Noble Education, Inc. engages in the management and operation of bookstore chains in universities. The company is headquartered in Basking Ridge, New Jersey and currently employs 2,200 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2015-07-23. The firm also textbook wholesalers and inventory management hardware and software providers. The firm operates through two segments: Retail, and Wholesale. The Retail Segment operates 1,245 college, university, and K-12 school bookstores, comprised of 707 physical bookstores and 538 virtual bookstores. The Wholesale Segment provided a comprehensive selection of new and used textbooks to approximately 2,750 physical bookstores, including its Retail segment's 707 physical bookstores and sources, and distributes new and used textbooks to its 538 virtual bookstores. Additionally, the Wholesale Segment sells hardware and a software suite of applications that provides inventory management and point-of-sale solutions to approximately 325 college bookstores.