Four new Barnes & Noble stores are opening in 2026, including one at 150 N. State Street in the Loop, which is the former Old Navy store that closed back in 2023. That is set to open by the summer.
The new store will join the Barnes & Noble College Bookstore located on 1 E. Jackson Boulevard on the DePaul University Loop campus.
The three other stores include one at Old Orchard Mall in Skokie. The current location will be moving to a new space within the mall and span across two levels.
A third store will be located at 1524 E. 55th Street in Hyde Park, and the fourth store will be within the former Borders bookstore at 1144 Lake Street in Oak Park, which has been vacant since 2011.