Half of Waldenbooks Stores Closing
March 30th, 2007Which translates into clearance deals… 
At the store in our local mall, everything was 25% off and bargain books were marked down 50%. I just happened to notice the sign while walking by, and the cashier filled me in that the store will be closing on April 18th. I bought a few bargain books, and will check back in mid-April to see if the discounts have gone any deeper.
The closings are part of a strategy shift for Borders, Waldenbooks’ parent company.
[Borders] said it would reduce the size of its Waldenbooks U.S. mall-based book chain, which has been struggling with declining same-store sales, to about 300 stores by the end of 2008 from 564 in 2006.
An especially sweet deal would be combining the clearance discount with weekly email Borders Rewards coupons, but the coupon fine print states “May not be combined with other coupons, sale pricing…” so it’s unlikely. Don’t forget to scan your Borders Rewards card anyway, because your purchase will count towards the $150 spent to accrue $5 Borders bucks.