Talk:Borders Group

message: The official Borders history says the store was founded in 1971. Maybe they don't count the used book operation that preceded the Wahr's buyout? Rees11 16:45, 4 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  1971? 

message: How long has store number two at Southfield and 13 Mile in Beverly Hills, MI been around? It's the longest running location for sure. MMetro (talk) 07:56, 29 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Store #2

message: Shouldn't the UK section of this company be a seperate article now as it was sold off. Borders UK I believe is the companies name. --Lemming64 19:59, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Split? 

message: I've started a page for Borders (UK) Ltd. and plan to gradually expand it.
Although there is a page for Luke Johnson, there aren't for his Risk Capital Partners, it's subsidiary, Bookshop Acquisitions Ltd. or the Books etc. brand; Something I also plan to work on, albeit it gradually. Further plans I have encompass Philip Downer (Borders (UK)'s current C.E.O. and, his predecessor, David Roche, who, according to theBookseller.com  is a highly-rated and talented retailer in the book industry  Klausifier (talk) 18:27, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Split!

message: I'm confused that the section entitled "controversy" refers to a cartoon. I'm aware of a lot of concern among writers and other booksellers that chain stores such as Borders have had some pretty inherent and negative effects on the variety of published thought available to the public. Should this be mentioned somewhere (anywhere?) in the article? --Sojumba (talk) 21:06, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: The big Borders controversy?

message: Cause I know Borders stores in Puerto Rico are pretty big too.
The largest Borders is definitely Kuala Lumpur at 60000sq fthttp://www.detnews.com/2005/business/0504/19/1biz-155351.htm.  Compare that to the (now previous) average U.S. Borders store at 25000 sq ft (in Feb 2008 Borders announced the new stores will be even smaller).  --BizMgr (talk) 04:18, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Are you guys sure Borders biggest store is in Malaysia? 

message: Should the page be updated regarding the sale of these stores to the Angus & Robertson's chain? There is a link to a press release here:   —Preceding unsigned comment added by 210.50.89.32 (talk) 01:04, 30 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Sale of Australian, Singaporean and New Zealand Stores

message: Anyone know if Michael Moore is still banned from entering Borders? 
http://www.labournet.net/ukunion/9912/borders4.html  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Joe2832 (talk • contribs) 07:10, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes he is, but so am I. The same company that has taken all from Kitty Kelley is no more. No one is welcome in their stores. --82.134.28.194 (talk) 08:47, 3 November 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, let me first state that this page is for discussing the article.  Be that as it may, Borders has to stock what sells, including books that cater to a conservative point of view (usually, it's some claptrap from Regnery publishing).  There are also books that cater to the liberal point of view. Part of being suxxessful in retailing is finding out what people want to buy, and stocking enough of it to generate revenue, but not so much that it sits on the shelves gathering dust.  Disclosure: I was a Waldenbooks employee (which was part of Borders Group) from 1994-1997.THD3 (talk) 16:20, 14 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Banning of Michael Moore 

message: First of all, Moore was never "banned" from entering Borders. In outline, Moore was doing a book signing tour at a time when unionization was a hot issue in some Midwestern and Eastern stores. He made some harshly critical comments (in his usual, inimitable style) about company employment practices...including some ongoing, sensitive legal issues. As a result, the remainder of the tour was cancelled and he was told that he would not be welcome to do any future signings. Naturally, Moore presented it as a censorship issue, but consider this: If you invited someone into your home and they said bad things about you in front of your family, would you invite them back? I don't think so. 
Two closing asides:
(1.) This reply was not officially written or inspired.
(2.) At all of the stores which voted to unionize, the employees have since changed their minds and voted to kick the unions out!  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 164.67.44.77 (talk) 19:38, 26 March 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, let me first state that this page is for discussing the article.  Be that as it may, Borders has to stock what sells, including books that cater to a conservative point of view (usually, it's some claptrap from Regnery publishing).  There are also books that cater to the liberal point of view. Part of being suxxessful in retailing is finding out what people want to buy, and stocking enough of it to generate revenue, but not so much that it sits on the shelves gathering dust.  Disclosure: I was a Waldenbooks employee (which was part of Borders Group) from 1994-1997.THD3 (talk) 16:20, 14 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reply From a Former Employee 

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thread_title: Image copyright problem with File:Borders logoUK.png

message: Restored the first section of the history (pre-Kmart), that had been deleted in an earlier vandalism attack.  Also deleted this sentence
:Borders owns a majority stake in Paperchase Products Limited, a leading gifts and stationery retailer in the United Kingdom, and showcases their products in their stores, as well as Books etc., Borders' other, mostly London-based bookshop chain.  
as it refers to the independent British Borders company.  Rojomoke (talk) 17:02, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  History 

message: Sorry I can't speak to you directly. I deleted your last contribution to this article for two reasons: (1.)The information was outdated. All of the stores in other countries using the Borders name are owned by other companies or franchised. Plus, the account of our corporate history in England was not entirely accurate. (Trust me, I've worked for Borders for 15 years). (2.) The history and current status of our international operations is covered elsewhere in the article.
Thank you for your interest though. Why not get an account so you can have a talk page?WQUlrich (talk) 20:22, 24 August 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Editors:Is this a conflict of interest or does it make me an "expert"?WQUlrich (talk) 20:32, 24 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Dear 86.150.173.123

message: * Galehouse, Maggie. "Bye Bye Borders?" Houston Chronicle. January 17, 2011.
WhisperToMe (talk) 06:15, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Sources

message: I found: http://investor.borders.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=65380&p=irol-index
Who wants to help archive Borders material, like annual reports, etc.?
To do so, put them on http://webcitation.org
Files:
* 2010 Annual Report: http://phx.corporate-ir.net/External.File?item=UGFyZW50SUQ9NDI0NzAwfENoaWxkSUQ9NDM5NTkyfFR5cGU9MQ==&t=1
** http://www.webcitation.org/60lh4iQBt
WhisperToMe (talk) 07:15, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Archiving spree

message: Why "Good Jobs" Are Good for Retailers, Harvard Business Review, Zeynep Ton, Jan.-Feb. 2012.
"  .  .  .  In addition, many retailers see labor as a cost driver rather than a sales driver and therefore focus on minimizing its costs. Accordingly, they often evaluate store managers on whether they meet monthly (or weekly) targets for payroll as a percentage of sales. These managers don’t have much control over sales (they almost never make decisions on merchandise mix, layout, price, or promotions), but they do have a fair amount of control over payroll. So when sales decrease, they immediately reduce staffing levels.  .  .  "
"  .  .  .  Indeed, my research suggests that understaffing retail stores amounts to a missed opportunity: In my analysis of data from 1999 through 2002 from more than 250 stores of Borders [emphasis added], a major bookstore chain at the time, I found that a one-standard-deviation increase in labor levels at a store increased profit margins by 10% over the course of a year.  .  .  "
::This might be worth including as part of the business analysis.  FriendlyRiverOtter (talk) 21:52, 7 August 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Missed opportunity by understaffing? 

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thread_title:  Copyright problem removed 

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message: A series of IP accounts have been posting that the Borders’ trademarks, country-specific domain name, and intellectual property were bought by other parties in these countries - also adding the business URLs.
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thread_title:  UAE, Oman and Malaysia 

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message: Deleted this bit, as the business no longer seems to exist "at present" at all.
 == At present ==
 Borders Group has begun an expansion process forming alliances with various publishers, opening a market in Latin 
 America. In addition, Borders has begun to venture into the e-book market, optimizing its worldwide distribution 
 procedures.
 
The URL for the company website points to B&N's website.
73.161.233.165 (talk) 15:35, 17 April 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  there is no Borders "At present" 

message: A paragraph in the "History" section starts with this sentence:
"Wahr's had been mainly a textbook and school-supplies vendor, but the brothers did not deal in textbooks."
What was "Whar's", and what was its relevance to Borders? It isn't mentioned anywhere else in the article.  It looks like maybe the founders of Borders bought them out and started their first store in that location, but again, it's not mentioned anywhere else in the article. Ormewood (talk) 19:34, 24 October 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wahr's?