Tag: Tattered Cover
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Tattered Cover stores temporarily close as Barnes & Noble deal goes through
Change is coming to Denver’s storied bookstore chain Tattered Cover. The bookstore is now fully owned by Barnes & Noble after a federal bankruptcy court judge approved the $1.8 million sale Tuesday. Under new ownership promising to keep the once independent bookstore’s identity intact, Tattered Cover’s four stores will temporarily close for the transition. Barnes…
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Court approves Denver’s Tattered Cover sale to Barnes & Noble, sealing $1.8M deal
Tattered Cover, Denver’s storied independent bookstore for half a century, is set to be owned by the largest corporate bookstore chain in the U.S. A federal judge on Tuesday approved the sale of Tattered Cover to Barnes & Noble for more than $1.8 million in cash to pay off the store’s debts, kickstarting the process…
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Timeline of Tattered Cover’s indie origins to Barnes & Noble acquisition
Tattered Cover has been a beloved independent bookstore for more than half a century in Denver. But like many other brick-and-mortar bookstores trying to survive the rise of the online bookseller that evolved into the e-commerce giant Amazon, Tattered Cover has been battling financial struggles. Especially when the pandemic hit. But after new leadership failed…
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Kwame Spearman leaves CEO Tattered Cover position; explores Denver school board run
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Kwame Spearman announced Wednesday that participating in the Denver mayoral election this year gave him “the bug” – a calling to public service and participating in community discourse. So he stepping down as CEO of the Tattered Cover and will be exploring a candidacy in the…
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Tattered Cover bookstore expanding to Colorado Springs
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tattered Cover, the state’s largest independent bookstore and an iconic retail name in Colorado for a half century, will open a location next year in the heart of downtown Colorado Springs. An 8,400-square-foot Tattered Cover will open in early 2022, likely between Feb. 15 and…
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The new owners of Denver’s beloved Tattered Cover bookstores talk the next 50 years
Last week, the COVID-19 pandemic forced Denver’s famous Tattered Cover bookstores to change ownership for the second time since the retirement of longtime owner Joyce Meskis in 2017. The independent bookstores were purchased by Colorado investors, Denver natives and long-time friends Kwame Spearman and David Back, founding partners of Bended Page, LLC. Spearman and Back…
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Tattered Cover bookstores sold to Colorado investors
Denver’s famous Tattered Cover bookstores are changing ownership for the second time since the retirement of longtime owner Joyce Meskis in 2017. The independent bookstores were purchased by a team of Colorado-based investors in a private sale announced Wednesday, ending 49 years of private ownership. Previously, the stores were owned by husband-and-wife duo and book…