Barnes & Noble In Union County To Relocate In February

UNION COUNTY, NJ — Barnes & Noble located on Route 22 in Springfield announced it will be relocating in late February.

The store will not be moving very far, as it will open a new bookstore just up the road into the Union Plaza Center at 2401 Route 22 West. The completely new store will open in the space previously occupied by Modell's, opposite Best Buy and next to ShopRite.

The current lease at 240 Route 22 West ends in February after 30 years, and the new bookstore is expected to open its doors in conjunction with the closing of its prior location. This will be the bookseller’s second new bookstore in New Jersey, having just opened its Holmdel store at the end of November.

“We have enjoyed an incredible 30 years of bookselling here in Springfield and are thrilled that we can continue this long-standing tradition uninterrupted,” said Amy Fitzgerald, VP of Stores, Barnes & Noble. “Bookselling is enjoying an amazing renaissance and our local teams of booksellers are ever more empowered to curate their own bookstores in a way that best reflects and resonates with the community they reside in. Our Springfield booksellers are eager to show just how beautiful they can make their brand-new bookstore.”

Recently, Springfield's Board of Adjustment rejected a proposal to build a drive-thru Chick-Fil-A at the current Barnes & Noble site.

Many board members expressed concerns about placing a drive-thru near neighboring residential areas.

Read more: Bid For New Chick-Fil-A In Union County Rejected

Barnes & Noble has been actively opening new stores and currently operates approximately 600 bookstores across the United States, according to its recent announcement.

"In a period of growth and great optimism in bookselling, Barnes & Noble has opened more new bookstores in 2022 than it had done in the decade since 2009," the company stated.

The bookseller expects to open over 30 new bookstores in 2023.

Customers can follow the move and look for updates on social media by following the handle @bnunionnj.