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Gaining the Retail Edge with “All Things College”

November 05, 2019
Barnes & Noble College launched the All Things College retail initiative in the spring of 2019, piloting a fresh lifestyle approach to store design and merchandising. The initiative features vibrant display pods with a sampling of complementary products customized to each campus community. Updated seasonally, each pod has a distinct theme highlighting key trends, timely events or in-demand brands. The eye-catching displays are designed to draw shoppers further into the store to explore.For the fall semester, All Things College expanded to 68 college stores nationwide, creating positive buzz, drawing traffic into the store and boosting sales.Fall ThemesThe unifying idea for All Things Col [...]
Gen Z retail

All Things College: Retail Experiences Tailored to Gen Z

September 27, 2019
A Spirit Fan Collection display pod within the Temple University Bookstore captures shoppers’ attention and presents new opportunities to purchase items.The customer experience is the cornerstone of today’s brick-and-mortar retail, especially for stores serving a large Gen Z customer base. I [...]
NACUBO 2019

NACUBO 2019: Conversations on the Conference Floor

August 29, 2019
The National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) brings together professionals in campus finance and administration each year to collaborate and learn about the latest industry trends and knowledge. At the NACUBO 2019 Annual Meeting, we frequently heard echoes of the con [...]
Inviting college store design

5 Ways to Create an Inviting College Store Design

June 04, 2019
College stores occupy a niche in retail. Designed to serve a well-defined, specific audience, academic retailers require a flexible store design to best fulfill campus needs. Some colleges or universities may want their bookstores to celebrate strong athletic programs, proudly display campus traditi [...]
Redefining college retail

Focus on the Future: Redefining College Retail

March 05, 2019
At the 2019 ICBA convention in Jacksonville, Florida, Ken Wincko — Barnes & Noble College’s Vice President of Marketing and Jennifer Russell — Director of Campus Relations for the Southeast, had the opportunity to present to the Large Store Group members of the Independent College Bookstor [...]

Proactive College Leaders Transform Retail

February 07, 2019
In recent years, proactive college and university leaders have begun investigating ways to update and upgrade campus retail. The goal? Lower student costs while boosting satisfaction and academic achievement with experiential retail environments.The rise of the smartphone, big data and eBooks has al [...]
UConn Bookstore

UConn Bookstores Save Students More Than $1.8M

December 04, 2018
Focused on enhancing college affordability and elevating the student experience, University of Connecticut (UConn) Bookstores are beginning their third year in partnership with Barnes & Noble College. Within the first two years, the Storrs campus store underwent a major renovation, students embr [...]
UK Bookstore

The University of Kentucky Goes Wild for a New Store

November 29, 2018
For the past few years, the UK Bookstore has been at the center of an important transformation: the $2.3 billion building and remodeling of facilities that serve nearly every stakeholder on the University of Kentucky campus. The new 30,000-square-foot bookstore opened in May, 2018, inside the recent [...]

More Than a Bookstore: Retail Solutions Customized for Your School

November 07, 2018
With decades of experience in higher education, Barnes & Noble College has acquired expertise in designing solutions that maximize success for different institutions. A four-year private liberal arts school, where most students live on campus, has needs that are distinct from those of a communit [...]
campus store

Rethinking the Campus Store

November 02, 2018
Higher education is changing — but so too is the traditional campus store model.With shifting student demographics, new digital learning tools and shrinking budgets, colleges and universities are seeking guidance on how to manage these challenges and deliver the best learning and teaching experien [...]
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