College stores share the biggest throw of the dice they’ve taken recently
By Michael von Glahn, College Store Magazine Editor
Living by the academic calendar term after term, it’s easy to slip into a comfortable, predictable routine of rush, then buyback, rush, then buyback. But maintaining the status quo won’t grow or energize your business, and could leave you vulnerable to competitors or outsourcing. To move forward, your college store needs to take at least the occasional chance, to push beyond your comfort zone.
Several college store pros shared the biggest chances their stores have taken recently – some of them surprising in their quick success, others working incrementally toward ROI, but all facing and moving forward.
Game On - Olympic College Bookstore serves the 14,500 students in a two-year school in Bremerton, WA. Anne Wallace, electronics department manager, says the tendency is for customers to pick up items to fit an
