Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. operates physical and virtual bookstores for higher education and K-12 institutions, functioning as a single reporting segment. The company provides course materials for sale and rent in digital and print formats, alongside institutional courseware delivery programs like First Day Complete. Its offerings also include collegiate apparel, school supplies, convenience items, campus café services, and promotional marketing for corporate brands. Additionally, the company distributes wholesale textbooks and sells inventory management systems to collegiate bookstores. Its customers encompass colleges, universities, elementary and secondary schools, students, faculty, and alumni.

Geographically, the company operates across all fifty U.S. states and the District of Columbia. Its retail network includes 647 physical campus bookstores, 469 virtual bookstores, 54 campus cafés, and five convenience stores. The business also operates wholesale distribution infrastructure capable of processing over 21 million textbooks annually and supplies inventory software to roughly 311 bookstores. While organized as a Delaware corporation, the provided text does not state its corporate headquarters.

Summary of the business section of Barnes & Noble Education's latest annual report, written by StockData.

“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.

“In addition, we employed approximately 6,500 temporary and seasonal employees during peak periods during Fiscal 2021.”