Forgive me. You're Tracy, not Tracey. [?][?][?][?] On Sat, Mar 20, 2010 at 12:34 PM, Martin Baxter <martinbaxt...@gmail.com>wrote:
> Tracey, I live in metro Atlanta, and all of the Borders I go into (at least > four, in various parts of town, depending on where I am) all still offer > free Wi-Fi. > > > On Sat, Mar 20, 2010 at 11:05 AM, Tracy Curtis <tlcurti...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> >> >> Did anyone else notice that over the past several months Borders also >> switched to free wi-fi from a pay service? I go there to work when >> traveling, but they don't seem to realize that the problem is that they >> don't have the books I want. >> >> >> On Sat, Mar 20, 2010 at 8:47 AM, Kelwyn <ravena...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-borders20-2010mar20,0,7054811.story >>> >>> The chain lets book groups know they are welcome to meet at its stores. >>> The move is aimed at boosting sales amid intense competition from online >>> vendors and big retailers such as Wal-Mart and Target. >>> >>> By Sandra M. Jones >>> >>> March 20, 2010 >>> >>> Chicago >>> >>> In the increasingly brutal book wars, Borders Group Inc. is learning what >>> coffeehouses long have known: Encourage shoppers to think of you as a home >>> away from home and they'll spend more, maybe even become regulars. >>> >>> To spur that feeling, Borders quietly unveiled a program last month that >>> invites book clubs to convene at its cafes instead of in members' homes. The >>> step is geared toward helping the money-losing bookstore chain drum up sales >>> and reshape itself into a local gathering place instead of a faceless >>> superstore. >>> >>> >> >> > >
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