Fall list submissions are open now to get quotes for rentals and/or guaranteed buyback! This gives stores a great opportunity to get guaranteed rebate amounts and ensure your store can maximize the savings you offer to students. Guaranteed quotes are simple to get and provide a lot of value for stores.
The MBS System offers robust collegiate retail management. With a steady stream of new releases, database updates and added efficiencies, it is important for college stores to keep system hardware current and encourage staff to refresh their system knowledge and explore possible efficiencies. Here are three ways to ensure your store is getting the most out of its MBS System.
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Clearance sales help make room for new inventory as well as serve as a useful tool for encouraging first-time shoppers with your store, especially when your store implements a diverse marketing strategy. We have gathered a few marketing tips to help get you started.
Summer is a naturally slower time for collegiate retail. How can college stores drive more customer foot traffic and boost sales through the quieter summer months? Here are three strategies your campus store can take to increase summer sales.
The experience students have in your store contributes to their overall impression of your college. When students experience positive, knowledgeable and helpful service from the bookstore, they feel welcomed into the campus community. This person-to-person attention also gives students another trusted campus resource that they can turn to with questions.
Whether you are supplying print course materials, digital materials or a mixture of both, it is essential to ensure that students have convenient, affordable access to the materials they need each term. By providing a variety of course material format options, students are able to select the materials that best fit their budget and learning style.
Between now and when students move out, plan to send multiple reminders (email and/or text message) detailing how and where to sell back or return their books. Keep the messages concise while also highlighting the benefits of selling their books back to the campus store. However, is there something more your store can do? If you have the MBS system, the answer is yes.
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.
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