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As Utah’s first Dave & Buster’s prepares to open at The Gateway, Barnes & Noble decides to leave the Salt Lake mall

Just as Utah’s first Dave & Buster’s is about to open at The Gateway — part of the Salt Lake City mall’s transformation into a dining and entertainment center — another longtime retail tenant has announced it will be closing its doors.

Jim Lampassi, Barnes & Noble’s vice president of real estate development, confirmed that the bookseller will close its retail store at the end of June “as a new development is coming.”

“It has been our pleasure serving this community,” he added, noting that loyal customers will be referred to the Barnes & Noble store at 1104 E.