Canada.com has an article about Borders new concept stores. The new stores have a “digital center”, where customers can download both ebooks and music. That’s not surprising, but the concept stores also have a travel section where shoppers “can buy maps, portable DVD players and GPS navigation systems. And there is an interactive computer kiosk where customers can research, plan, and even book a trip in the store.”
Borders wants to go through a Christmas season before they make any determinations about how profitable the new stores are. But something like this has to happen sometime…
