Dateline: Ann Arbor, Michigan, where the talk about the fall of the Borders Books retail giant takes on a decidedly local tone. Borders was started in Ann Arbor in 1971. It grew to become a thriving local business, as the Borders brothers found great success through an innovative software system they developed for tracking inventory. The story of Borders' as a dominant national chain is essentially two decades long.
But the future of Borders will now be in B-school case studies. PBS Newshour broke down the story of Borders' decline last week, with help from Slate's Annie Lowry:
Watch the full episode. See more PBS NewsHour.
Click here for a good timeline of Borders' history at AnnArbor.com.
Posted
07-25-2011 11:29 AM
by
Graham Griffith