Barnes & Noble College will manage Elizabeth City State University's bookstore in North Carolina, effective June 22, offering course materials, retail merchandise and online bookstore services for the university and school community.
"This partnership will deliver the industry's largest inventory of affordable course materials in both physical and digital formats to our students and faculty, as well as on-campus convenience," said ECSU vice chancellor for business and finance Lisa McClinton. "B&N College offers a price-match program and options for ordering and receiving materials such as in-store pickup, curbside pickup, or delivery."
Jeff Miller, v-p of strategic partnerships for B&N College, commented: "We are very excited to partner with Elizabeth City State University as its new bookstore operator. We support ECSU's mission of providing the highest quality education, and look forward to offering a wide range of academic solutions and a seamless retail experience that will help to drive success for students in the classroom and beyond."
B&N College currently operates more than 770 campus bookstores and the school-branded e-commerce sites for each store, serving more than six million college students and faculty nationwide.