Walter Powell

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bookstore bookstore chain bookstore founder businessperson entrepreneur independent bookstore

Walter Powell was an American entrepreneur best known as the founder of Powell’s City of Books, one of the world’s largest independent bookstores in Portland, Oregon.

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instanceOf bookstore ⓘ
bookstore chain ⓘ
bookstore founder ⓘ
businessperson ⓘ
entrepreneur ⓘ
independent bookstore ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
describedAs one of the world’s largest independent bookstores ⓘ
fieldOfWork book retailing ⓘ
independent bookstores ⓘ
founded Powell’s City of Books ⓘ
surface form: Powell’s Books

Powell’s City of Books ⓘ
foundedBy Walter Powell self-linksurface differs ⓘ
Walter Powell self-linksurface differs ⓘ
hasWorkLocation Portland ⓘ
surface form: Portland, Oregon
headquartersLocation Portland, Oregon, United States ⓘ
surface form: Portland, Oregon
industry bookselling ⓘ
retail ⓘ
knownAs Founder of Powell’s City of Books ⓘ
locatedIn Portland, Oregon, United States ⓘ
surface form: Portland, Oregon
notableFor founding Powell’s City of Books ⓘ
operating an independent bookstore chain ⓘ
notableWork Development of Powell’s City of Books into a major independent bookstore ⓘ
occupation bookseller ⓘ
entrepreneur ⓘ
partOf Powell’s City of Books ⓘ
surface form: Powell’s Books
placeOfBusiness Oregon ⓘ
Portland, Oregon, United States ⓘ
surface form: Portland, Oregon
specializesIn new and used books ⓘ

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Walter Powell → foundedBy → Walter Powell self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Powell’s Books
Powell’s City of Books → foundedBy → Walter Powell ⓘ
Walter Powell → foundedBy → Walter Powell self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Powell’s City of Books