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This spring, Barnes & Noble College will take over management of the five bookstore retail properties and online order fulfillment center at the University of Notre Dame. The stores will be closed over spring break, March 5-13, so management can transfer from Follett to BNC, which operates more than 770 campus bookstores and school-branded e-commerce sites, serving more than six million college students and faculty nationwide.
The change in bookstore management was announced last year and had been planned for this July. However, Notre Dame, Follett and BNC agreed to the earlier date. The university is planning a grand reopening of the newly refreshed store for the fall academic semester.
"With several campus initiatives planned for the coming months, including two commencements (2022 and 2020), reunion, the 50th anniversary of undergraduate women and Title IX and the Billy Joel concert, having BNC management well-established at the bookstores will enhance the student, faculty and guest experiences, as well as allow for plenty of preparation leading into the fall 2022 term," said Micki Kidder, v-p for university enterprises and events. "Our bookstore colleagues are deeply valued members of the Notre Dame family and bring incredible knowledge of the bookstore operations."
Brian Stark, senior v-p of BNC, commented: "The vision for the bookstore is to create best-in-class retail destinations that the Notre Dame community will want to visit frequently to see what's new and different. Spring break is the start of turning this vision into reality."