Campus stores are more than just retail. From boosting students’ school spirit to sharing textbook expertise, the campus store contributes to the experience students have while attending school. Through robust affordability initiatives, stores promote student achievement and retention.
Maximize sales before summer. In-store and online events engage customers and encourage repeat shoppers. Drive traffic to the campus store with these four ideas.
Your store’s eCommerce site has the ability to increase sales, drive in-store traffic and connect with potential customers from anywhere. Customers crave the convenience of online shopping even while still appreciating the in-store experience. We have gathered some tips to help promote your online merchandise.
The campus store knows the importance of early adoptions and why adoption deadlines matter to the store and the students. It’s critical to start and continue conversations with faculty about the benefits of selecting course materials for the next term on-time.
What can your campus store do to increase market share and expand its retail reach? The simple answer is to increase traffic both in-store and online — but how? We have collected some simple ways you can elevate your store with shoppers and drive more traffic.
Summer rental list submissions are open now! Maximize the savings your store offers students and provide more options in 2025.
The start of a new year is the best time to start thinking about your store technology. Explore your store’s goals for the year and evaluate if your collegiate retail system can support those goals. Maybe your store is planning to host more pop-up locations for mobile sales? Do you have the technology to support that? Here are some actions to strengthen your store in 2025.
With 2024 behind us and 2025 underway, let’s take a moment to look back at some of the best tips from 2024 on how to strengthen your college store’s market position.
Time is one of our most important commodities. It sometimes can seem like there is always more to do with less time and resources to accomplish what needs to be done. We’ve gathered the best tips from 2024 on how to streamline campus store processes, simplify course material distribution and accomplish more.
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