Barnes & Noble Inc. the world's largest bookseller, is opening a new 30,000-square-foot superstore in Durham, NC. This new superstore is located in the Streets of Southpoint mall at 8030 Renaissance Parkway. Urban Retail manages the property, which opened its doors March 8. The superstore will stock close to 200,000 book, music, DVD and magazine titles and include a cafe serving Starbucks coffee. "We have become the market leader because of our unparalleled selection, service, convenience and the most sophisticated inventory systems in all of bookselling," said Mitchell Klipper, COO of Barnes & Noble Inc. "Our new rapid special-order systems enable us to offer our customers the largest selection and fastest delivery of any bookseller. In short, if we don't have it on our shelves, we'll get it for you and offer the convenience of in-store pickup or home delivery." This new location will employ approximately 50 people and more than 32,000 booksellers. Founded in 1873, Barnes & Noble now has more than 900 stores in 49 states, establishing it as the number-one operator of book superstores in America. Store manager Kathryn Leavitt said, "Bookselling is a very local business. Underlying our success is our expertise at tailoring the selection of every store to the community it serves. I have the ability to order the books my customers need and adjust the selection to the lifestyles and interests of this community. We also plan to have an ongoing series of author signing and book discussion groups."