New Bridgeport Barnes & Noble Announces Opening Week Events

Bridgeport Village, Portland’s premier shopping and dining destination, announced today that the new Barnes & Noble store will host several events during the store’s opening weekend November 16-18, 2012.
By: Bridgeport Village
 
Oct. 31, 2012 - PRLog -- Bridgeport Village, Portland’s premier shopping and dining destination, announced today that the new Barnes & Noble store will host several events during the store’s opening weekend November 16-18, 2012.

Barnes & Noble will host a book fair to benefit the Tualatin Library Foundation (TLF) with a portion of the proceeds from the opening weekend (November 16-23, 2012) being donated to the TLF.  Guests just need to mention the TLF when making purchases and a portion of the sales will be counted toward the TLF.  Guests can also pick up more information at the Bridgeport Village guest services kiosk.

In addition to the book fair, on opening weekend Barnes & Noble will host in-store activities provided by the TLF, such as children’s book readings, live radio broadcast from KINK FM from 12-2pm, performances by Mask & Mirror Community Theater and a special book signing by local celebrity, Amy Roloff.  Roloff is the author of a new cookbook, Short and Simple Family Recipes,  and will be available to sign cookbooks on Saturday November 17th from 12-3pm.

Barnes & Noble, Inc. is the leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products.  The store will feature two floors including a vast sales floor of more than 60,000 books, newsstand titles, gifts and DVDs, a NOOK Boutique showcasing the company's family of award-winning NOOK Readers and Tablets, a new Educational Toys & Games Department, and a Cafe featuring Starbucks coffee. The Bridgeport Barnes & Noble will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. every day. The store will employ approximately 100 people from the community.


The new Bridgeport Barnes & Noble will feature:

-- Large-scale Children's and Teen Departments. Bigger than most typical bookstores and stocking more than 12,000 titles in an easy-to-browse environment, the Children's Department is designed to appeal to children, parents, teachers and librarians. Our expansive Teens section features more than 3,000 titles specially selected to appeal to the reading interests of young adults. The Children's Department will also host a weekly Storytime every Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. and other events featuring guest readers and costumed characters.

-- Giant Newsstand. The store's Newsstand stocks thousands of magazines, including hundreds of imported magazines, specialty titles, as well as a wide selection of newspapers and popular bestselling comic series.

-- NOOK Boutique. Barnes & Noble welcomes NOOK customers to shop for our award-winning family of NOOK devices, including our new NOOK(R) HD and NOOK(R) HD+. Our knowledgeable team of NOOK experts will answer any questions and provide immediate, in-person support. The NOOK Boutique will also feature our outstanding collection of must-have NOOK accessories including designer covers and functional essentials to complete the experience. Also, to help our customers learn more about NOOK features and benefits, the store will host a weekly NOOK class.

-- Educational Toys & Games Department. Barnes & Noble features the world's smartest selection of curated educational toys and games at great values to encourage early childhood development and a lifelong love of learning and reading. This department also offers a vast assortment of games and puzzles specially selected for teens and adults at unbeatable prices to satisfy our customers' diverse interests.

-- B&N@School. The new B&N@School Department features educational tools and resources for teachers, librarians and parents. Educators are also offered 20% off merchandise for classroom use through Barnes & Noble's Educator Program.

-- Community Center. This store will serve as a local community center, hosting a number of community-oriented events throughout the year, including author signings and discussions, book clubs and programs with local literary and cultural organizations, and other annual events such as the Holiday Book Drive. The Business Development Department will also help local educators and businesses fulfill their digital needs through NOOK in Education and NOOK in Business. Tailored NOOK demonstrations and purchasing programs are available. Please contact Page Jordan at (503) 431-2088 for further details.

-- Barnes & Noble Cafe Featuring Starbucks(R) Coffee and Cheesecake Factory Bakery(R) products. Relax and enjoy delicious food and drinks in a welcoming Cafe setting, including Starbucks beverages, desserts from the Cheesecake Factory Bakery, fresh-baked cookies and scones, soup, sandwiches, quiche and more.

-- Complimentary Wi-Fi Service. Browse & download books, magazines, & newspapers in seconds, & easily check email via the free Wi-Fi(R) connection offered at all Barnes & Noble stores provided by AT&T. NOOK owners receive extra perks such as coupons and exclusive content from top authors when they connect their device to our complimentary Wi-Fi through our More in Store program.

* This offer is only valid at the Barnes & Noble retail store located in Bridgeport Village and ends on 11/23/2012, at close of business, while supplies last. This offer is only valid on NOOK Simple Touch (excluding NOOK Simple Touch with GlowLight) and is not valid on any other NOOK devices or products, and may not be combined with any other coupon or discount promotion or with the Membership, Educator, or Employee discounts. Limit 5 per customer. This offer is not valid at barnesandnoble.com or Barnes & Noble College bookstores or websites.

About Bridgeport Village: Bridgeport Village is the Portland area’s premier shopping destination. Bridgeport consists of more than 70 fine shops and services, including 11 restaurants and an 18-screen Regal Cinema with I-Max auditorium. Shoppers are treated to premium services, such as valet parking and an onsite concierge. Bridgeport Village is conveniently located just off I-5 at exit 290 in Tualatin.

About CenterCal Properties
In 2004, Fred Bruning and Jean Paul Wardy formed CenterCal Properties, LLC, to develop and acquire fine retail properties throughout the western United States. CenterCal is well-known for building destinations that become the favorite gathering place for communities. CenterCal properties owns and operates Bridgeport Village near Portland, Oregon;  Station Park in Farmington, Utah; BlackHawk Plaza in San Ramon, California; Cascade Station mixed-used development near Portland’s International Airport; Nyberg Woods in West Portland; and new development Meridian Town Square, in Boise, Idaho. For more information on these and other CenterCal projects visit www.centercal.com.

About Barnes & Noble, Inc.

Barnes & Noble, Inc. BKS 0.00%  is a Fortune 500 company and the leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products. The company operates 689 Barnes & Noble bookstores in 50 states, and one of the Web's largest e-commerce sites, BN.com ( www.bn.com ). Its NOOK Media LLC subsidiary is a leader in the emerging digital reading and digital education markets. The NOOK digital business offers award-winning NOOK(R) products and an expansive collection of digital reading and entertainment content through the NOOK Store(TM) ( www.nook.com ), while Barnes & Noble College Booksellers, LLC operates 667 bookstores serving over 4.6 million students and faculty members at colleges and universities across the United States. Barnes & Noble is proud to be named a J.D. Power and Associated 2012 Customer Service Champion and is one of only 50 U.S. companies so named. Barnes & Noble.com is ranked the number one online retailer in customer satisfaction in the book, music and video category and a Top 10 online retailer overall in customer satisfaction according to ForeSee E-Retail Satisfaction Index (Spring Top 100 Edition).  www.barnesandnobleinc.com
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