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Not exact matches
Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are the following: (1) worldwide economic, political, and capital markets conditions and other factors beyond the
Company's control, including natural and other disasters or climate change affecting the
operations of the
Company or its customers and suppliers; (2) the
Company's credit ratings and its cost
of capital; (3) competitive conditions and customer preferences; (4) foreign currency exchange rates and fluctuations in those rates; (5) the timing and market acceptance
of new product offerings; (6) the availability and cost
of purchased components, compounds, raw materials and energy (including oil and natural gas and their derivatives) due to shortages, increased demand or supply
interruptions (including those caused by natural and other disasters and other events); (7) the impact
of acquisitions, strategic alliances, divestitures, and other unusual events resulting from portfolio management actions and other evolving business strategies, and possible organizational restructuring; (8) generating fewer productivity improvements than estimated; (9) unanticipated problems or delays with the phased implementation
of a global enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, or security breaches and other disruptions to the
Company's information technology infrastructure; (10) financial market risks that may affect the
Company's funding obligations under defined benefit pension and postretirement plans; and (11) legal proceedings, including significant developments that could occur in the legal and regulatory proceedings described in the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2017, and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10 - Q (the «Reports»).
Important factors that may affect the
Company's business and
operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, operating in a highly competitive industry; changes in the retail landscape or the loss
of key retail customers; the
Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the impacts
of the
Company's international
operations; the
Company's ability to leverage its brand value; the
Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the
Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its market share, or add products; an impairment
of the carrying value
of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes in the
Company's management team or other key personnel; the
Company's ability to realize the anticipated benefits from its cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; the execution
of the
Company's international expansion strategy; tax law changes or interpretations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; the
Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the United States and in various other nations in which we operate; the volatility
of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility in the market value
of all or a portion
of the derivatives we use; exchange rate fluctuations; risks associated with information technology and systems, including service
interruptions, misappropriation
of data or breaches
of security; the
Company's ability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts
of natural events in the locations in which we or the
Company's customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the
Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; the
Company's ownership structure; the impact
of future sales
of its common stock in the public markets; the
Company's ability to continue to pay a regular dividend; changes in laws and regulations; restatements
of the
Company's consolidated financial statements; and other factors.
Important factors that may affect the
Company's business and
operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, increased competition; the
Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the
Company's ability to differentiate its products from other brands; the consolidation
of retail customers; the
Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the
Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its market share or add products; an impairment
of the carrying value
of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes in the
Company's management team or other key personnel; the
Company's inability to realize the anticipated benefits from the
Company's cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; execution
of the
Company's international expansion strategy; changes in laws and regulations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; failure to successfully integrate the business and
operations of the
Company in the expected time frame; the
Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the nations in which the
Company operates; the volatility
of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility in the market value
of all or a portion
of the derivatives that the
Company uses; exchange rate fluctuations; risks associated with information technology and systems, including service
interruptions, misappropriation
of data or breaches
of security; the
Company's inability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts
of natural events in the locations in which the
Company or its customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the
Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; tax law changes or interpretations; and other factors.
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interruption - and financial impact to your
company's
operations.
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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 effect
of the proposed separation
of NOOK Media, 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, possible disruptions in Barnes & Noble's computer systems, telephone systems or supply chain, possible risks associated with data privacy, information security and intellectual property, possible work stoppages or increases in labor costs, possible increases in shipping rates or
interruptions in shipping service, effects
of competition, possible risks that inventory in channels
of distribution may be larger than able to be sold, possible risks associated with changes in the strategic direction
of the device business, including possible reduction in sales
of content, accessories and other merchandise and other adverse financial impacts, possible risk that component parts will be rendered obsolete or otherwise not be able to be effectively utilized in devices to be sold, possible risk that financial and operational forecasts and projections are not achieved, possible risk that returns from consumers or channels
of distribution may be greater than estimated, the risk that digital sales growth is less than expectations and the risk that it does not exceed the rate
of investment spend, higher - than - anticipated store closing or relocation costs, higher interest rates, the performance
of Barnes & Noble's online, digital and other initiatives, the success
of Barnes & Noble's strategic investments, unanticipated increases in merchandise, component or occupancy costs, unanticipated adverse litigation results or effects, product and component shortages, risks associated with the commercial agreement with Samsung, the potential adverse impact on the
Company's businesses resulting from the
Company's prior reviews
of strategic alternatives and the potential separation
of the
Company's businesses (including with respect to the timing
of the completion thereof), the risk that the transactions with Pearson and Samsung do not achieve the expected benefits for the parties or impose costs on the
Company in excess
of what the
Company anticipates, including the risk that NOOK Media's applications are not commercially successful or that the expected distribution
of those applications is not achieved, risks associated with the international expansion previously undertaken, including any risks associated with a reduction
of international
operations following termination
of the Microsoft commercial agreement, the risk that NOOK Media is not able to perform its obligations under the Pearson and Samsung commercial agreements and the consequences thereof, the risks associated with the termination
of Microsoft commercial agreement, including potential customer losses, risks associated with the restatement contained in, the delayed filing
of, and the material weakness in internal controls described in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 27, 2013, risks associated with the SEC investigation disclosed in the quarterly report on Form 10 - Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 26, 2013, risks associated with the ongoing efforts to rationalize the NOOK business and the expected costs and benefits
of such efforts and associated risks and other factors which may be outside
of Barnes & Noble's control, 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 May 3, 2014, and in Barnes & Noble's other filings made hereafter from time to time with the SEC.
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