The McGill University Bookstore in Montreal, Que., is being renamed Bookstore/Librairie Le James, in honor of founder James McGill, and is moving to two locations in time for the beginning of the fall semester, according to the McGill Reporter.
One of the new locations will be "an academic-oriented store" across the street from the university's New Residence Hall, and the other is "a lifestyle-oriented shop" on Sherbrooke St.
Manager Jason Kack commented: "Located in the heart of the Milton-Parc community, the academic store will offer course materials and lab supplies, general books, stationery and other goods. The lifestyle store on Sherbrooke St. will carry all the McGill-branded merchandise, Continuing Education textbooks, computers and accessories, as well as stationery and convenience goods that you've come to expect."
Kack noted that Le James is also "revamping our web store, which will include more products and allow the option for online purchases to be picked up from multiple locations. In addition to the two new stores and the MacDonald Campus store, our community will have at least two other on-campus locations to choose from during busy times of the year, to pick up online purchases."
Late last year, the bookstore held a vote on two names that, it said, would better reflect that the store does "more than just sell books; we sell clothing, McGill-branded products, gifts, technology hardware and accessories, stationery, food, frames, etc. We also host events and facilitate event registration. Bottom-line: we provide many different things to our very diverse community."