About two weeks ago, I heard a rumor that Barnes and Noble in Lake Sumter may close and be replaced by the fitness group that runs the big facility in Spanish Springs. The name escapes me at the moment...senior moment that is. I hesitated to inquire on TOTV because it didn't have the ring of believability given the constant parking lot and pedestrian traffic at B and N. Further, I did not want to perpetuate a possible rumor. Barnes and Noble is my favorite store and I guess I was like the kid who asked Shoeless Joe Jackson... "say it ain't so, Joe", a reference to Shoeless Joe Jackson being asked by a youngster if he was involved in the fixing of the 1919 World Series otherwise known as the Chicago Black Sox scandal.
I recently heard the rumor again. Different source. I found this August 4th article on line.
Barnes and Noble bookstore chain put up for sale
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010...noble-for-sale
More of the same......
http://www.thestreet.com/story/10826...an-happen.html
I am old enough to understand that 2 + 2 = 4.......sometimes. I searched TOTV for posts on B and N closing but got no matches. Can anyone add to the information with facts about a possible closing in the Villages. I hope someone can debunk it. Any thoughts?