A franchisor can also offer you training,
access to advertising support, signage and shop fittings, equipment and
access to operational intellectual
property, materials, supplies and stock, and
ongoing advice, which can be hard
to get when starting from the scratch.
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.