Books-a-Million
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| Private | |
| Industry |
Retail (Specialty) Entertainment |
| Founded | In 1917 in Florence, Alabama |
| Founder | Clyde W. Anderson |
| Headquarters | Birmingham, Alabama, United States |
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Number of locations
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250+ |
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Key people
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Clyde B. Anderson, Executive Chairman Terrance G. Finley, Chief Executive Officer, President R. Todd Noden, Chief Financial Officer James F. Turner, Executive Vice President of Real Estate and Business Development |
| Products | Books-A-Million Booksellers |
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Number of employees
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5,500 (2008) |
| Website | www |
Books-A-Million, Inc., also known as BAM!, is an American company that owns and operates the second largest bookstore chain in the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. The company operates over 200 stores in the South, Midwest, and Northeastern United States. As of 2010, the company had about 5,500 employees.
In addition to its flagship Books-A-Million superstore division, the company also operates the stores branded Books & Company and book and greeting card stores under the name Bookland. The company's stores mainly operate within either shopping malls or lifestyle centers. Most Books-A-Million stores feature "Joe Muggs" cafés.
In addition to its primary retail component, the corporation includes a book wholesale and distribution subsidiary, American Wholesale Book Company (AWBC); an e-commerce division operating as booksamillion.com; and an internet development and services company, NetCentral, in Nashville, Tennessee. In 2011, Books-A-Million became the second largest book retailer in the United States, trailing only Barnes & Noble, after the demise of their larger rival, Borders Group.
The Books-A-Million superstore is the main retail entity of the Books-A-Million corporation. The first superstore was opened in 1988, though the company did not post on the NASDAQ until 1992. Today there are over 200 Books-A-Million superstores. The stores range in size from 8,000 to 36,000 square feet (740 to 3,340 m2), most typically around 30,000 square feet (2,800 m2). They sell a range of goods including books, periodicals, gifts, and food offered in the Joe Muggs newsstands.
Many BAM stores have "Joe Muggs"-branded cafes included. Books-A-Million began including Joe Muggs cafes in their superstores in 2001. Books-A-Million owns and operates the brand. The cafe is similar to the Starbucks chain, offering coffee and pastries.
In April 2010, BAM paid $3 million for shares in Yogurt Mountain, a self-serve frozen yogurt chain. Soon after, in October 2010, Yogurt Mountain locations began appearing inside Books-A-Million superstores, beginning in Lakeland, Florida.
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