JEN SHINEFELD SECTION 021 MONDAY JULY 20, 2009 Borders Group Inc
Border’s Ideals Border’s Vision To create richer, more satisfying lives through knowledge and entertainment Border’s Mission To be a headquarters for knowledge and entertainment. Border’s Beliefs Community, Familiarity, Discovery, Individuality, Jump to the Board of Directors Jen Shinefeld 021 Knowledge, Respect, Diversity, Commitment
The Tale of Two Brands -- A Brief History of Borders Group Inc. Jen Shinefeld 021 Borders is a combination of two brands -- Borders® and Waldenbooks® The original Borders bookstore was located in Ann Arbor, Michigan where it was founded – The first store, had only a stock of used books and was two rooms, which were previously owned by James “Iggy” Osterberg (aka Iggy Pop) 1984 – Kmart Corporation purchases Waldenbooks – Kmart purchased Borders and formed the Borders -Walden Group – Borders-Walden Group was renamed Borders Group
Products Books – more than 190,000 titles to chose from Paperback Hardback Music CD’s Downloadable MP3’s Movies DVD’s Blue Ray Discs Jen Shinefeld 021
Border’s Group Locations – 2 nd ’s Largest Bookstore Chain in US 517 Borders Stores in the US alone 1 st international store established in Singapore in stores in United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand 3 Stores in Puerto Rico 5 Stores in Malaysia 8 Stories in the United Arab Emirates Jen Shinefeld 021
Competitors Jen Shinefeld 021 Amazon.com, Inc. Barnes and Noble, Inc. Books-a- million, Inc.
Stock Price Jen Shinefeld 021
Board of Directors Ron Marshall President and Chief Executive Officer Mark Bierley Executive VP, Chief Financial Officer Thomas D. Carney Senior VP, General Counsel and Secretary Daniel T. Smith Chief Administrative Officer Steve Davis Senior VP, Borders Group U.S. Stores Anne Kubek Executive VP, Merchandising and Marketing Jen Shinefeld 021 Jump Back to History
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