Hello Valone,
According to the information provided in Barnes & Noble 10-K filed on 04/14/2005,
the top competitors in the book retail business besides Barnes & Noble
and Borders in the U.S. are:
Books-A-Million
Wal-Mart
Costco
B. Dalton
Walden
Amazon.com
Below you will find relevant excerpts taken from the filing
Competition
?The retail book business is highly competitive. The Company competes
in the superstores business with Borders Group, Inc. (Borders) and
Books-A-Million. The Company also faces competition from mass
merchandisers, such as Wal-Mart and Costco, some of which may have
greater financial and other resources than the Company. B. Dalton
stores face direct competition from the Walden division of Borders, as
well as regional chains and superstores.?
?The Company?s bookstores also compete with specialty retail stores
that offer books in particular subject areas, independent single store
operators, variety discounters, drug stores, warehouse clubs,
mail-order clubs and other retailers offering books and music. In
addition, the Company?s bookstores may also face competition from the
expanding market for electronic books.?
?The online bookselling business is highly competitive. The nature of
the Internet as an electronic marketplace (which may, among other
things, facilitate competitive entry and comparison-shopping) may
render it inherently more competitive than traditional retailing
formats. The Company?s e-commerce business through Barnes & Noble.com
currently competes with numerous booksellers including other
Internet-based companies such as Amazon.com and traditional book
retailers. With respect to the sale of music and movies, Barnes &
Noble.com competes with numerous merchants including other
Internet-based companies, such as Amazon.com and traditional
retailers. Barnes & Noble.com?s main online competitor, Amazon.com,
has a longer online operating history and a larger existing customer
base than Barnes & Noble.com.?
Source:
BARNES & NOBLE INC
10-K filed on 04/14/2005
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
http://www.hoovers.com/free/co/secdoc.xhtml?ID=16513&ipage=3398315&doc=0&attach=on
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Barnes & Noble, Inc.
FORM 10-K
For the fiscal year ended February 1, 2003
The Company competes in the superstores business with Borders Group,
Inc. (Borders) and Books-a-Million. The Company also faces competition
from mass merchandisers, such as Wal-Mart and Costco, some of which
may have greater financial and other resources than the Company. B.
Dalton stores face direct competition from the Walden division of
Borders, as well as regional chains and superstores.
?The Company competes in the superstores business with Borders Group,
Inc. (Borders) and Books-a-Million. The Company also faces competition
from mass merchandisers, such as Wal-Mart and Costco, some of which
may have greater financial and other resources than the Company. B.
Dalton Bookseller, Doubleday Book Shops and Scribner?s Bookstores face
direct competition from the Walden division of Borders, as well as
regional chains and superstores.?
http://www.freeedgar.com/EdgarConstruct/Data/950123/03-4633/y85716e10vk.htm
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Mitchell Kaplan, owner of Books & Books states that ?in a retail
world where competing booksellers include massive national chains such
as Barnes & Noble and Borders. Internet behemoths such as Amazon.com
and mass merchandisers such as Wal-Mart and Costco stores, independent
booksellers have to work harder to bring in customers.?
South Florida CEO, Oct, 2004
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0OQD/is_10_7/ai_n7579414
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BOOKS A MILLION INC
10-K filed on 04/28/2005
COMPETITION
?The retail bookstore industry is highly competitive and includes
competitors that have substantially greater financial and other
resources than we have. We compete directly with national bookstore
chains, independent bookstores, booksellers on the Internet and
certain mass merchandisers.?
?Books-A-Million, Inc. operates under the names "Books-A-Million" and
"Books and Co." Traditional bookstores are smaller stores operated
under the names "Bookland" and "Books-A-Million".
http://www.hoovers.com/free/co/secdoc.xhtml?ID=14665&ipage=3421842&doc=0&attach=on
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BORDERS GROUP INC
10-K filed on 04/08/2005
Competition
?The retail book business is highly competitive. Competition within
the retail book industry is fragmented, with Borders facing direct
competition from other national superstore operators, as well as
regional chains and superstores. In addition, Borders and Waldenbooks
compete with each other.?
BORDERS GROUP INC
10-K filed on 04/08/2005
http://www.hoovers.com/free/co/secdoc.xhtml?ID=42887&ipage=3389651&doc=0&attach=on
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SEC filings
I hope the information provided is helpful!
Best regards,
Bobbie7 |
