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![]() A Books-A-Million store in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio | |
Company type | Private (1917–1992 and 2015–present) Public (1992–2015) |
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Industry | Retail Entertainment |
Founded | 1917Florence, Alabama | in
Founder | Clyde W. Anderson |
Headquarters | Birmingham, Alabama |
Number of locations | 260 |
Key people | Clyde B. Anderson, Chairman Terrance G. Finley, CEO & President R. Todd Noden, CFO |
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Owner | Anderson family (100%) |
Number of employees | 5,000 (2022) |
Subsidiaries | Yogurt Mountain (40%) |
Website | www |
Footnotes / references [1] |
Books-A-Million, Inc., also known as BAM!, is a bookstore chain in the United States, operating 260 stores in 32 states.[2] Stores range in size from 4,000 to 30,000 square feet and sell books, magazines, manga, collectibles, toys, technology, and gifts.[2] Most Books-A-Million stores feature "Joe Muggs" cafés, a coffee and espresso bar.[2] Stores operate under the names Books-A-Million, Bookland, Books & Company, and 2nd & Charles.[3]
The company owns Yogurt Mountain Holding, a frozen yogurt retailer and franchisor with 40 locations, as well as Preferred Growth Properties, which develops and manages commercial real estate investments.[3] It owns and operates American Wholesale Book Company (AWBC), an e-commerce division operating as booksamillion.com; and an internet development and services company, NetCentral, in Nashville, Tennessee.[2]
In December 2015, the company was acquired by its chairman, Clyde B. Anderson, and his family, for $21 million.[3][4]