Barnes & Noble Opens First Woodbridge Store on Monday, March 7

Barnes & Noble is thrilled to announce the opening of a new bookstore at Stonebridge in Potomac Town Place on Monday, March 7, 2022. The bookstore enjoys a prominent position in the outdoor shopping center, near Wegmans. The new Barnes & Noble is the first to open in Woodbridge and features a thoughtful design with a café, large book rooms and a beautiful assortment of stationery, puzzles, board games and toys.

The new store will officially open to the public at 10:00 AM with a ribbon-cutting and signing by local author TJ Klune, author of Under the Whispering Door – Barnes & Noble’s Speculative Fiction Book of 2021 – and historical fiction author Margaret Rodenberg, author of Finding Napoleon.

“We are so thrilled to open our first store here in Woodbridge. It is especially fitting that one of our first new stores of 2022 is in a brand-new market for Barnes & Noble,” said James Daunt, CEO, Barnes & Noble. “As we evaluated where to open new stores, Woodbridge truly stood out, and we are excited to start this new chapter of bookselling. Store Manager Cristina Knighton and her team have created an exceptional shop that promises to become a new community hub.”

Barnes & Noble empowers each individual bookselling team to curate their bookstore in a way that will best appeal to their local clientele. It is a new approach to bookselling at Barnes & Noble, bringing a respect for local knowledge that is at the heart of the best bookstores, a philosophy that reflects the experience of CEO James Daunt, a long-time independent bookseller prior to his taking on the running of Barnes & Noble. 

The Woodbridge team has been hard at work developing their bookstore and the result is a selection of books and merchandise that will delight the residents of the area. Especially notable is a fantastic Children’s section, a robust selection of History titles and a large book room full of Mystery & Thriller books. Young Adult titles and Manga, all of which continue to grow in popularity, have a large footprint in the store, too. New fiction and nonfiction hardcovers, the core strengths of Barnes & Noble, will also be front-and-center.

“I am so excited to be opening a Barnes & Noble here in Woodbridge. I am local to the area and understand how much we needed a bookstore here. I am delighted to be given the opportunity to manage this location and select books that our community would enjoy,” said Store Manager Cristina Knighton. “We have all been hard at work to get this store ready for customers and we cannot wait to welcome them in next week.”

In addition to the grand opening with TJ Klune and Margaret Rodenberg, the store has plans for additional book signings and is planning for bigger events such as Storytimes and Book Readings later this year.

Barnes & Noble Woodbridge is located at 15000 Potomac Town Place, and online on social media, including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, by searching the handle @bnwoodbridgeva.

Press are invited to tour the store and attend the ribbon-cutting. For any questions, or to set up an interview with James or Cristina, please reach out to Barnes & Noble at prelations@bn.com

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About Barnes & Noble

Barnes & Noble, Inc. is the largest retail bookseller in the United States, and a leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products. The Company has over 600 Barnes & Noble bookstores in 50 states, as well as the NOOK Digital business and one of the Web’s premier e-commerce sites, BN.com. General information on Barnes & Noble, Inc. can be found on the Company’s website at www.bn.com.