Barnes & Noble is slated to open 50 stores in 2024, including one reopened location in Ledgewood, New Jersey. With this slate of openings and reopenings, the chain is giving each store a fresh look. According to frequent shoppers, the aesthetic is now more industrial rather than cozy like it was before. However, not everyone is on board with Barnes & Noble’s rebrand. “Barnes & Noble has gone industrial and people are NOT here for it,” one TikTok user quipped. “But why? WHO want to read in a warehouse. They should have gone dark academia,” another user wrote. “I WANT BARNES AND NOBLES NOT APPLE…