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Kramers (formerly known as Kramerbooks & Afterwords or Kramer's [1]) is an independent bookstore and cafe in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Since its founding in 1976 by Bill Kramer, Henry Posner, and David Tenney, Kramer's has become a local institution and meeting place for neighborhood residents, authors, and politicians.
Former large chain acquired by B&N in 1987; location now in Florida (1 store). Bookmans United States: Located in Arizona (5 stores). Books-A-Million United States: Locations across 32 US states (260 stores). Also operates Bookland and 2nd & Charles. Busboys and Poets United States: Located in the Washington metropolitan area (8 locations ...
At the time the store was notable for its size, and for its 300 car rooftop parking lot. In 1975, the Wisconsin Avenue elevation was altered for the Tenleytown–AU (WMATA station) . In the 1990s, Sears abandoned its retail operation at the location, and the building was used by Hechinger hardware until its demise in the late 1990s. [ 2 ]
Barnes & Noble Booksellers is an American bookseller with the largest number of retail outlets in the United States. The company operates approximately 600 retail stores across all 50 U.S. states. [5] Barnes & Noble operates mainly through its Barnes & Noble Booksellers chain of bookstores. The company's headquarters are at 33 E. 17th Street on ...
The following list shows companies with headquarters in Washington, D.C. Fortune 500's 2022 list of largest companies includes 16 with headquarters in the D.C. region. [ 1 ] Companies based in Washington D.C.
JF Books, formerly known as Jifeng Bookstore (Chinese: 季风书园; pinyin: jìfēng shū yuán), is an independent bookstore in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C. [1] [2] [3] It is the only Chinese-language bookstore in D.C. [4] It was originally founded in 1997 in Shanghai.
The latter of the two cannibalized the Walmart-owned warehouse store to create one of the largest retail stores in the U.S., employing about 360 associates, according to Walmart.
Lambda Rising in March 2009, shortly before it closed. Lambda Rising was an LGBT bookstore that operated from 1974 to 2010 in Washington, D.C. . Founded by Deacon Maccubbin in 1974 with 250 titles, it was known for its wide selection of books, ranging from queer theory and religion to erotica, as well as DVDs, music CDs and gifts.