A great retail experience can change how a customer perceives a store and its brand. However, in a campus store, the impact of a student’s experience with your store extends beyond the walls and brand of your store. It also changes how students view your entire campus.
When it is time to order textbooks, there are benefits to being able to fill more of your want list with one trusted company. MBS has the scale and resources to provide college stores a simple ordering solution that saves time and money.
With a busy shopping season quickly approaching, now is a good time to start reminding students why they should check out the campus bookstore for gift giving ideas. From preparing for finals to traveling over the holiday, there’s a lot on students’ minds. The college store can offer an easy shopping solution. Here are three reasons students should shop in your store and ideas to inspire shoppers.
MBS Store Technology Solutions partners can now register for the Fall Forums virtual events. Join us, Oct 28-Nov. 1, for a week of virtual learning, announcements, collaboration, and so much more. System partners will have the opportunity to get tips, connect with other MBS system users, explore ways to add efficiency and ask questions.
You know that timely faculty adoptions are important for a variety of reasons. When adoption deadlines are met, your store has more time to find low-cost course materials, you can purchase more books during buyback, you can avoid backorders, etc. However, faculty may see course material adoptions through a different lens, so it is important to remind faculty why adoption deadlines exist and how they affect students.
Why is it important for a campus store to keep its retail system current? Security, efficiency, operability and increased automation, just to name a few reasons. As your store is working on next year’s budget, consider which upgrades would serve your store the best. Let’s look at common upgrades that college stores may want to consider.
With all the various course material formats, sometimes it might be difficult to keep everything straight. Today, let’s take a deeper look at Publisher Consignment Rental (PCR).
Topics: bookstore events, training, MBS Systems Forums
MBS Store Technology Solutions partners, mark your calendar! The 2024 Virtual Fall Forums systems training event will be held October 28 - November 1.
Topics: holiday
MBS will be closed Monday, September 2, 2024, in observance of Labor Day.
The retail industry isn’t stagnant. Trends come and go, and as technology progresses forward, customer expectations can also evolve. Which trends are most important for college stores right now? Let’s look at five retail trends that could have the biggest impact on your college store before the end of this year.
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