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Borders group operates over 515 borders superstores in the u. During its earlier years the store also had a grand piano sometimes i would mess around on it. Borders group owns london based paperchase products limited, a retailer of stationery, cards. Hailed as a sure fire success, the bookstore chain was killed by amazon and cut price supermarkets. Company profile page for borders group inc including stock price, company news, press releases, executives, board members, and contact information. In its final year, the company employed about 19,500 people throughout the u. Americanowned bookshop chain which includes a starbucks, and a cd and dvd section as well as plenty of bestselling books.
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