Barnes & Noble Opening New Store in Schaumburg

SCHAUMBURG, IL — A newly designed Barnes & Noble store will open Friday in Schaumburg at Woodfield Village Green, 1470B E. Golf Road, with safety precautions in place, as well as curbside and café pickup, according to a news release sent to Patch. Customers will be met with a new Barnes & Noble experience thanks to distinct bookrooms for browsing by genre, more books and displays catering to the local market, fun and engaging Young Reader and Toddler sections, and the latest new books and releases at the front of the store, the news release said. All Barnes & Noble stores in Illinois are reopening following closures related to the coronavirus, the company added.

The new store, designed by CEO James Daunt, will also have experienced and knowledgeable staff members prepared with recommendations for a range of interests including this year's summer reads and children's favorites, according to the news release.

“We think our regular Barnes & Noble shopper is going to be thrilled at the redesigned store layout and selection, and new customers will be immediately drawn in,” said Woodfield Village Green Store Manager Sarah Coombs, who has worked at various Barnes & Noble stores around the country, according to the news release. “The store has unique rooms organized by genre that create these magical moments when you’re browsing your area of interest, whether that’s travel, fiction, mystery, or the children’s section. We are also curating sections for the Schaumburg market and can respond quickly to customer requests to create a truly local and community-based bookstore.”

Books are grouped by theme into bookrooms, with sections named for Fiction, Biography, History, Local Authors, Young Adult and Kids, according to the news release. There are prominently displayed new release hardcover fiction and non-fiction sections, and the store also has a new state-of-the-art Barnes & Noble Café with drinks and snacks catering to all ages, including Nitro coffee, the company said.

“It was time for a new store in Schaumburg and relocating to Woodfield Village Green was a great opportunity to reach even more customers in the area,” Vice President, Stores, Barnes & Noble Frank Morabito said, in the news release. “We think this new store design and book selection will wow our longtime customers and pull in new shoppers to Barnes & Noble. We can’t wait to get their response and make this a must-visit location for book lovers in the Greater Chicago area.”

At all Barnes & Nobles stores, including the new store in Schaumburg, a number of safety precautions are in place for both customers and booksellers, according to the news release. The safety measures customers will find include:

• Enhanced cleaning throughout the day
• Social distancing measures of at least six feet for customers and booksellers, including a limit to the number of customers at any one time, and in-store signage
• Protective barriers at our registers to separate customers and booksellers
• Booksellers are always required to wear face masks
• All booksellers have temperature checks before shifts
• Designated spaces are marked for customers to deposit any books they have browsed, for these then to be taken out of circulation for sanitizing
• Café is limited to To-Go only service and BN Café App pickup
• Curbside delivery for Buy Online, Pick Up In Store orders

More information: barnesandnobleinc.com