Mission Statement

On the Barnes and Nobles site a long detailed description of what the companies mission is given. It is not the typical three sentence mission statement. It can be reviewed by following the link: http://www.barnesandnobleinc.com/our_company/mission/our_mission.html. The mission is focused on running a business that is good "regardless of the product." The web page goes on to focus on the importance of customer service and their employees being quality booksellers. Ultimately it states that the "company is at their service." On the mission statement website for the Fortune 500 companies the part of this mission that is actually the core mission statement is listed: http://www.missionstatements.com/fortune_500_mission_statements.html. Overall, the company’s key focus seems to be providing quality service to the community around them.