Barnes & Noble will be moving its store in Pikesville, Md., "around the corner--and dramatically downsizing," WMAR reported. The new space will be in the Festival at Woodholme shopping center. The current freestanding store will shut down this fall after 19 years in business.
In a statement, B&N said the company "has truly enjoyed serving this community and appreciates the loyalty and support of their customers.... The new bookstore will showcase an updated design and layout that has been rolled out, to much success, in its more recent new store openings. The newly designed store features a warm environment that encourages browsing, along with a locally tailored selection of books curated by their expert team of Pikesville booksellers."
The new location "appears to be far smaller, at 8,683 square feet. The current location is listed as more than 24,000 square feet," WMAR noted.
B&N, which closed its Towson location in 2017 and Baltimore Inner Harbor store in 2020, still has stores in White Marsh, Bel Air, Ellicott City and Annapolis.