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Retail Stabilises Barnes & Noble

Barnes & Noble has announced that comparable-store sales for the nine weeks to December 28th decreased by 0.2%, indicating that the retail arm of the business is growing in stability. Disappointing sales of the firm’s Nook e-reader led to a 5.5% slip overall.

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