Summer and fall ordering are already underway. If you haven’t started your bin yet, now is a great time to do it. To ensure you get the most low-cost used and new textbooks possible, here are a few tips to help you maximize your order fulfillment.
Summer and fall ordering are already underway. If you haven’t started your bin yet, now is a great time to do it. To ensure you get the most low-cost used and new textbooks possible, here are a few tips to help you maximize your order fulfillment.
MBS Service Center provides tools and information which college stores find helpful in managing their textbook department.
Before you know it, it will be time for buyback once again. To help you prepare for and promote your college store’s buyback and rental returns, we have collected some ideas for how you can use your MBS Buyback Promo dollars this fall.
The end of term is rapidly approaching, and stores are starting to receive textbook adoptions. It is never too early to submit a wantlist to MBS and start a bin and hold. As new adoptions come in, you can easily update your list and request multiple reworks, helping your store maximize fulfillment, access more of our low-cost inventory and get more books in one shipment.
When students want to purchase course materials or emblematic merchandise, is your college store the first choice that comes to mind? How do students view the campus store? These questions are why it is important to strengthen your store’s omnichannel brand experience.
Your collegiate retail system is the single most important tool in the college store. It impacts nearly every aspect of your business. Therefore, when looking for a new collegiate retail system, make sure you are getting a system that can meet your store’s immediate needs now and in the future.
For most people, price matters. A great bargain can entice you to make an unplanned purchase. Likewise, a price tag higher than what you anticipated (or high shipping costs) can cause you to hesitate. Price matching is one way to reach price sensitive shoppers and increase sales.
Your collegiate retail system touches nearly everything that happens in your store. When staff stay current on new functionality and work with our representatives to ensure efficiency in store processes or to refresh their knowledge as you head into a seasonal event, your store can best utilize the resources and functionality available to you. MBS Store Technology Solutions works with its partners to help them succeed and fully use the technology available to them.
Now is a good time to start planning your store’s end-of-term events to maximize sales before most students head home for break. Both in-store and online events are a great way to engage customers and encourage repeat shoppers. We have compiled four ideas to help you drive more traffic to the campus store this spring.
Sending returns to MBS is a simple process. However, there are a few things you can do to ensure a streamlined experience. We gathered three helpful best practices that will expedite payment to your store and avoid any unnecessary confusion.
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