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    How did "Border's" bookstore achieve its name? Where did the "border" come from?

    Question #38272. Asked by greg9570. (Sep 01 03 12:08 PM)


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    		Tom and Louis Borders, two brothers living in Ann Arbor, Michigan, opened a small used bookshop called Borders Books in 1971 and later expanded the operation to include several more stores in and outside of Michigan. Their success was due, in part, to their revolutionary inventory system that tailored each store's selection to the community it served.

    Source: http://www.bordersgroupinc.com/about/history.htm

    Sep 01 03, 2:21 PM

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