Line chart comparing quarterly visits at Barnes & Noble and at other bookstores against the equivalent quarter of 2019, from the first quarter of 2019 through the second quarter of 2026. Both lines collapse in the second quarter of 2020, with Barnes & Noble falling further, then recover through 2021 and 2022. Barnes & Noble passes its 2019 benchmark in the fourth quarter of 2023 and climbs steadily from there, reaching 33.6% above 2019 by the second quarter of 2026. Other bookstores cross their own 2019 level later and more unevenly, ending at 5.7% above.