Is it simply that the
concept has gotten too hot for its own good, suggesting a
certain flashy self aggrandizement and will to glory that those with more sedate dreams of building a sustainable
business over the long haul find unpleasant?
Such statements reflect the current views of Barnes & Noble with respect to future events, the outcome of which is subject to
certain risks, including, among others, the general economic environment and consumer spending patterns, decreased consumer demand for Barnes & Noble's products, low growth or declining sales and net income due to various factors, including store closings, higher - than - anticipated or increasing costs, including with respect to store closings, relocation, occupancy (including in connection with lease renewals) and labor costs, the effects of competition, the risk of insufficient access to financing to implement future
business initiatives, risks associated with data privacy and information security, risks associated with Barnes & Noble's supply chain, including possible delays and disruptions and increases in shipping rates, various risks associated with the digital
business, including the possible loss of customers, declines in digital content sales, risks and costs associated with ongoing efforts to rationalize the digital
business and the digital
business not being able to perform its obligations under the Samsung commercial agreement and the consequences thereof, the risk that financial and operational forecasts and projections are not achieved, the performance of Barnes & Noble's initiatives including but not limited to its new store
concept and e-commerce initiatives, unanticipated adverse litigation results or effects, potential infringement of Barnes & Noble's intellectual property by third parties or by Barnes & Noble of the intellectual property of third parties, and other factors, including those factors discussed in detail in Item 1A, «Risk Factors,» in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, and in Barnes & Noble's other filings made hereafter from time to time with the SEC.
Nearly four decades ago, American academic Dwight C Smith Jr argued that «enterprise takes place across a spectrum that includes both
business and
certain kinds of crime» [1] and the
concept that Organised Crime is just a facet of enterprise is no longer contentious: it is the dark mirror for legitimate
business.