Borders Group Inc. - BGP- Profile

Borders Group Incorporated. The Group's principal activity is to operate book and music superstores, mall-based bookstores and other bookstores in the United States and Internationally. Its segments are domestic Borders superstores, Waldenbooks Specialty Retail stores, International stores and Corporate. As on 28-Jan-2006, it operated 528 superstores under the Borders name. Borders is a operator of book, music and movie. Waldenbooks Specialty Retail stores operates mall-based bookstores which offers customers easily for new releases, hardcover and paperback bestsellers, periodicals and a standard selection of other titles. International bookstores operates Borders, Books etc. and Paperchase stores and Corporate consists of interest expense related to corporate activities. Its TradeMarks are MarksBorders(R), Borders Book Shop(R), Borders Books and Music(R) and Borders Books Music Cafe(R). Borders accounted for 67% of 2005 revenues; Waldenbooks, 19% & International bookstores, 14%