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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1966 (original); February 2022 (revival) |
| Founder | Bruce Dayton[1] |
| Defunct | February 2013 (original) |
| Fate | Liquidation |
| Headquarters | Minneapolis, Minnesota , United States |
Number of locations | 779 at peak; approx. 50 at liquidation; 1 (2022) |
Area served | United States |
Key people | Richard Hagen, president |
| Products | Books |
| Parent | Barnes & Noble |
B. Dalton Bookseller was an American retail bookstore chain founded in 1966 by Bruce Dayton, a member of the same family that operated the Dayton's department store chain.[1] B. Dalton expanded to become the largest retailer of hardcover books in the United States, with 779 stores at the peak of the chain's success.[1] Located mainly at indoor shopping malls, B. Dalton competed primarily with Waldenbooks. Barnes & Noble acquired the chain from Dayton's in 1987 and continued to operate it until a late 2009 announcement that the last 50 stores would be liquidated by January 2010. B. Dalton was later revived by rebranding a Barnes & Noble location in 2022.
- ^ a b c Miller, Stephen (October 13, 2015). "Bruce Dayton, CEO of Retailer That Became Target, Dies at 97". Bloomberg News. Retrieved November 15, 2015.