"Virginia is a wonderful state, known for its museums and cultural facilities as well as for its commitment to education," says Ray Dinterman, regional director for Borders. "We look forward to continuing to cultivate our relationship with book, music and movie lovers in Virginia and offering its cities great selection, service and community involvement."

The 20,000-sf store in Crestview, KY, in the Crestview Hills Town Center, will be the first Borders store in Northern Kentucky and the fifth store in the greater Cincinnati area. A 23,000-sf store, in Rancho Cucamonga, CA, in the Victoria Gardens Lifestyle Center, will be Borders' 43rd store in Southern California.

Borders Group operates more than 460 Borders domestic superstores; 47 international Borders stores located primarily in the UK and the Pacific Rim; 35 Books etc. stores throughout Great Britain; and approximately 650 Waldenbooks stores in malls across America. Borders Group employs more than 32,000 people worldwide and posted revenues of approximately $3.9 billion in 2004.