Regions West | Seattle/Portland
BordersTarget Seattle-Portland Area for New Concept Store
April 29, 2008

Borders Inc. has announced it will debut a new concept store in Tukwila, Wash., in the Seattle area, in July. The store will be one of 14 concept stores that Borders will open this year nationwide. Highlights of the store include:

-- A digital center where customers can mix and make their own CDs, download books and music, publish their own books, explore their family history, and create photo books. Importantly, trained, dedicated specialists are ready to assist customers of all technical levels with any of the Digital Center's services and products.

-- Destinations for cooking, wellness, travel, graphic novels and children's that feature books, DVDs and related merchandise as well as topical programming shown via 32" LCD screens.

-- Internet access available storewide. Through an alliance with T-Mobile®, Borders stores are T-Mobile HotSpots®, allowing customers using Wi-Fi enabled laptops or PDAs with a T-Mobile account the ability to comfortably surf the Web, access email, connect to their corporate network, or download large files all while connected to the nation's largest, carrier-owned Wi-Fi network.

 
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