The holiday season is the perfect opportunity to boost online sales and keep customers engaged with your campus store. A strong digital marketing strategy can help drive traffic to your website and increase holiday purchases. Here are five online promotions to consider this season.
Attention MBS Store Technology Solutions partners: Registration is now open for the virtual MBS Store Technology Solutions Fall Forums, taking place Monday, October 26, 2026, through Friday, October 30, 2026!
Ordering course materials doesn’t have to be complicated. With MBS, you can source a wide range of course material formats from one reliable partner, helping your store save time, reduce costs, and improve fill rates.
The right technology investments can help improve efficiency, strengthen security, streamline operations, and create better customer experiences. As you plan next year's budget, it's important to evaluate which retail system upgrades will provide the greatest return
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are essential tools for measuring success, but numbers alone do not tell the whole story. While a KPI shows what happened, understanding trends helps explain why it happened and, most importantly, what to do next.
As campus stores continue to modernize their operations and adopt new strategies, technology is playing an increasingly important role in improving efficiency, access, and convenience. But even as automation transforms the retail experience, one factor remains critical to success: relationships.
MBS will be closed Monday, September 7, 2026, in observance of Labor Day.
Affordable Access programs are helping colleges and universities deliver course materials with greater convenience, affordability, and accessibility for students. While the benefits are clear, managing these programs can create administrative challenges for campus stores.
Discounting is often the first tactic retailers reach for when sales dwindle. However, deep discounts can quickly erode margins and train customers to wait for the next sale. Instead, create promotions that reward shopping behavior, encourage larger purchases, bring customers back more often, and help move aging inventory without sacrificing profitability.
Before rush starts, we recommend taking time to verify critical store technology is operating as it should. Taking this step helps to prevent transaction delays, customer frustration, and operational disruptions throughout the busiest time of year.
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