Barnes & Noble has announced the opening of a new store in Issaquah, Washington. The store is scheduled to open on February 12 at Issaquah Commons, located at 775 NW Gilman Blvd. It will be situated next to Sephora and near REI in the space formerly occupied by Bed, Bath & Beyond.
According to CEO James Daunt, Barnes & Noble is rapidly expanding and focusing on returning to communities it once served. He expressed excitement about being back in Issaquah and the booksellers are looking forward to welcoming customers into their beautiful new bookstore.
The upcoming opening of this location is part of Barnes & Noble’s plan for expansion with five other stores set to open in February across New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania,and Virginia. In fact,in 2024 alone,Barnes&Noble opened more bookstores than they had over an entire decade from2009-2019.They have even bigger plans for growth as they expecttoopenover60newbookstoresin2025.This news was originally reported by Connect CRE.
