12 years after leaving Georgetown, Barnes & Noble returns to same space

In late 2011, the chain bookstore Barnes & Noble closed its location on Georgetown’s M Street amid hand-wringing over the company’s future in the age of Amazon and e-books.

Now, after an Amazon brick-and-mortar bookstore in Georgetown has come and gone from the same address, Barnes & Noble is returning to the building it vacated during the first Obama administration. Absent permitting delays, the store will open this summer, according to company spokesperson Janine Flanigan. A company social media post put the opening date at June 19.