Puzzle #37 · 5 September 2026

Brandoozle #37 answer

Show the answer
Borders logo

Borders

Borders Group, Inc.

More about Borders

Borders logo (c) Borders Group, Inc. Used for identification purposes only.

Image sourceOfficial site

How players did

Players
21
Solved
100%

21 of 21

Average turns
4.3

among solvers

Difficulty
tricky

2 ratings

Half of the players who solved it did so by stage 4 of 6 — the measure of how little of the logo people needed.

The six facts

  1. It liquidated in 2011, leaving its blue-lettered rival standing alone.

    Wikipedia - BordersThird party

  2. Started by two brothers who wrote inventory software that let each shop stock for its own neighborhood.

    Wikipedia - BordersThird party

  3. A department store group bought it in 1992 and floated it three years later.

    Wikipedia - BordersThird party

  4. It handed its online sales to a Seattle rival for seven years, a fatal decision.

    Wikipedia - BordersThird party

  5. Its heavy investment in CDs and DVDs collapsed with those formats.

    Wikipedia - BordersThird party

  6. Started as a used book shop in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 1971.

    Wikipedia - BordersThird party

There is a new puzzle every day.

Play today’s
Brandoozle #37 answer — 5 September 2026