PW: Number of B&N Superstores Falls

The company also noted that sales at Dalton fell 7.7% in the quarter due to store closings and flat same-store sales. During the quarter, B&N closed eight Dalton outlets, ending the quarter with 520 stores.

In its quarterly report, Books-A-Million said that comparable-store sales fell 4.3% in the quarter. Earlier this year, BAM president Clyde Anderson said the chain's 9.1% sales increase was "disappointing." BAM, which said it expects to open 20 new superstores this year, opened only one in the quarter.