Barnes & Noble moving Holmdel bookstore and giving it first new design in NJ

David P. Willis, Asbury Park Press
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HOLMDEL - Barnes & Noble is finishing up its new store, right across the parking lot from its current store at the Commons at Holmdel shopping center on Route 35.

The bookseller is moving to a smaller store next to Best Buy. A spokesperson for Barnes & Noble said the current store, which has been in the same spot for 21 years, closes on Nov. 29. The new store, located in a space formerly occupied by Modell's Sporting Goods, will open on Nov. 30, the company told What's Going There.

It is the first of Barnes & Noble's updated bookstore design in New Jersey. Built for a smaller footprint, the new design allows for input from the staff in each store to meet the needs of local customers.

"However, at the core of each redesign is creating a curated, cozy and welcoming space for communities to work, read and browse," the company said in June. "This includes designing beautiful book rooms finished with new furniture and complementary assortments of stationery, puzzles, toys and gifts for readers."

Barnes & Noble is moving into the former Modell’s Sporting Goods store at the Commons at Holmdel shopping center on Route 35.
Barnes & Noble is moving into the former Modell’s Sporting Goods store at the Commons at Holmdel shopping center on Route 35.

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In a Facebook post announcing the move, the Holmdel store posted, "Your new store will have all the best selection of books, stationary, gifts, games, puzzles and more, including a brand new café."

The new Barnes & Noble is the latest flurry of activity at Commons at Holmdel, a 300,000-square-foot shopping center at the corner of Laurel Avenue and Route 35.

Barnes & Noble has unveiled a new store design, which the company says features book rooms with new furniture to create a "curated, cozy, and welcoming space for communities to work, read and browse." The pictures, supplied by Barnes & Noble, are from a recently opened store in Blue Springs, Missouri.
Barnes & Noble has unveiled a new store design, which the company says features book rooms with new furniture to create a "curated, cozy, and welcoming space for communities to work, read and browse." The pictures, supplied by Barnes & Noble, are from a recently opened store in Blue Springs, Missouri.

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Wine Outlet, which is located next to Ulta Beauty, opens on Friday. In May, Crumbl Cookies, a popular cookie bakery, opened a store.

Amazon Fresh has been working on a store, formerly home to Best Market, for months, even though Amazon has not confirmed a new store there.

David P. Willis, an award-winning business writer, has covered business and consumer news at the Asbury Park Press for more than 20 years. He writes APP.com's What's Going There column and can be reached at dwillis@gannettnj.com. Join his What's Going There page on Facebook for updates.

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