tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post5746385885106346876..comments2024-03-18T22:39:50.137-07:00Comments on A Kindle World blog: Kindle for Android newspapers & magazines / Borders, Barnes and Noble dilemmasAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-31276327819927308382010-12-30T12:30:56.876-08:002010-12-30T12:30:56.876-08:00I think the idea is that a purchase that requires ...I think the idea is that a purchase that requires B&N to close locations makes it obvious even to Wall Street that the chain is struggling ... if they are purchased by another business, there is a possibility that some sort of charade can be conducted that will take the focus away from the changes that B&N's parent company will have to make. <br /><br />In terms of common sense, though, I agree completely. I would think long-term investors would want to see a purchase that will make a significant change in how the remaining chain(s) do business.zlionsfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02966540737106797756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-33281453250684969322010-12-22T02:17:22.755-08:002010-12-22T02:17:22.755-08:00Tom,
I wondered about that too, but at least one...Tom,<br /> I wondered about that too, but at least one of the stores should be in a stronger position :-) . <br /> I sure don't want to see B&N close any more because they closed 3 of 4 in my area, and the last one is the one closest to me and which I enjoy quite a bit. <br /><br /> Borders closed their stores here so long ago that I would not miss them at all, and I never use their online store.<br /><br /> But I agree, overlap is not a reason I understood particularly.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-49971630480544075302010-12-21T09:07:27.984-08:002010-12-21T09:07:27.984-08:00"The idea was dismissed by analysts because o..."The idea was dismissed by analysts because of how much the retailers' store locations overlap." I'm no MBA but it seems to me that that makes a merger more likely, not less. Obviously some of those stores would close, economies of scale would ensue, and make the combined company more profitable as a result - at least if the fundamentals are strong enough to carry on, and the transition is managed competently. There may be good reasons not to merge, but I don't think 'overlap' is one of them.Tom Semplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05127272649086914117noreply@blogger.com