Borders Books By The Numbers
-- Publishers Weekly, 4/6/2009
$184.7 million: Loss from continuing operations, 2008
$19.9 million: Loss from continuing operations, 2007
$554.0 million: Debt at year-end, 2007
$336.2 million: Debt at year-end, 2008
-10.8%: Comp-store decline of superstores, 2008
-8.2%: Comp-store decline of books, 2008
$166.5 million: Reduction in book inventory, 2008
8: Number of airport stores opened in 2008
12: Number of superstores opened in 2008
112: Number of Walden stores closed in 2008
$45.7 million: Sales through Borders.com
$136.7 million: International sales (primarily Paperchase), 2008
$203: Sales per sq. foot for superstores, 2008
$266: Sales per sq. foot for Walden Specialty stores
$11.2 million: Consulting and legal fees paid in 2008 in turnaround effort
$16.4 million: Severance costs paid in 2008
