(viaBarnes & Noble).
In the age of instant digital downloads, is it really safe to assume that bookstores are dying?
Or do readers still prefer the feeling of the paper between their fingers as they turn each page?
Does the next chapter spell bad news for Barnes & Noble?
As people were navigating safety precautions in the spring of 2020, foot traffic dropped to barely 20,000.
While Barnes & Noble has recovered from its 2020 slump, trends have not returned to their pre-pandemic averages.
It seems that shoppers are now less likely to spend their days strolling through the fiction aisles.
