BNC to Deliver Unparalleled Merchandise
Assortment and Best-in-Class Omnichannel Customer Experience
through Ongoing Partnership with Fanatics and Lids
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (NYSE:
BNED), a leading solutions provider for the education industry,
today announced it has entered into a ten-year partnership with the
University of Notre Dame (“Notre Dame” or “the University”) under
which Barnes & Noble College (“BNC”) will manage all course
materials, retail, and online operations for the University’s
campus retail stores.
BNC, through its strategic alliance with online and offline
licensed sports merchandise leaders Fanatics and Lids, will deliver
an exceptional retail experience to the Notre Dame community with a
reimagined consumer-centric platform to elevate engagement with
students, faculty, alumni, family, friends and fans. Key benefits
include:
- Enhanced access, convenience and
affordability for students: BNC offers students access to
course materials across multiple formats to meet any student’s
needs or budget, including more than one million digital titles, a
flexible rental program with the most expansive title list in the
industry and access to the nation’s largest used textbook exchange.
- Simplified course material management for faculty and the
administration: Notre Dame faculty and academic leadership will
have access to BNC’s Adoption & Insights Portal, allowing them
to easily research and choose affordable course materials. -
Unparalleled merchandise assortment and omnichannel customer
experience: BNC will deliver an interactive, hyper-personalized
retail experience for the Notre Dame community. With BNC’s
long-term strategic omnichannel merchandising partnership with
Fanatics and Lids, Notre Dame will have the most innovative
merchandise and apparel programs available in the college market,
as well as cutting-edge online and mobile accessibility and a
progressive direct-to-consumer platform. - BNC’s
state-of-the-art e-commerce platform and mobile app: Family,
alumni, friends and fans of Notre Dame will enjoy convenient access
to BNC’s industry leading e-commerce platform and mobile app, where
they can purchase books and merchandise, track orders, obtain
exclusive offers, facilitate curbside pickup and access rewards. -
Unique opportunities to extend the reach of Notre Dame’s retail
presence: BNC is committed to protecting and enhancing the
strong recognition and reach of Notre Dame’s retail distribution,
while maintaining the University’s distinctive mission, culture and
values. Leveraging its successful merchandising strategies, BNC
will combine local empowerment and insight with national expertise
and resources to expand the presence of the University’s iconic
brand and elevate the Notre Dame community's experience.
“We couldn’t be more excited to be partnering with Notre Dame to
bring a best-in-class courseware and retail experience to students,
faculty, alumni, fans and friends of the University,” said Michael
P. Huseby, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of BNED. “This
partnership with Notre Dame is the result of a true team effort
with our strategic partners Fanatics and Lids, and underscores the
strength of our offerings and capabilities, including the power of
BNED’s academic solutions and our established retail expertise.
Together with Fanatics and Lids, we will deliver new and innovative
in-store and e-commerce retail solutions, while respecting and
upholding the unique and traditional elements of the iconic Notre
Dame brand. We look forward to a long and mutually rewarding
relationship with the Fighting Irish!”
“We are thrilled to partner with industry leaders Barnes &
Noble College, Fanatics and Lids to elevate the course materials
process for faculty and students and create the premier collegiate
in-store and online retail experience,” said Micki Kidder, Vice
President of University Enterprises and Events for Notre Dame.
“We are excited to further our relationship with the University
of Notre Dame to now reimagine their digital and physical college
store experience as part of our ongoing partnership with Barnes
& Noble College and Lids,” said Michael Rubin, Founder and
Executive Chairman of Fanatics. “The combination of Fanatics’
cutting-edge e-commerce technology and mobile expertise and Lids’
world-class retail merchandising will innovate and enhance the
Notre Dame retail experience for the University’s students,
faculty, fans and alumni to celebrate the school’s past, present,
and future.”
“As an Indiana-based company, Lids looks forward to supporting
the Notre Dame team as we leverage our valuable partnership with
Barnes & Noble College and Fanatics,” said Tom Ripley, Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer of Lids. “Our vast merchandising
expertise as the leading brick and mortar retailer of sports
licensed apparel and headwear in North America, coupled with our
relentless investment in elevating the fan experience, will deliver
progressive new concepts to the Hammes Notre Dame Bookstore, while
honoring all that makes the University such a special and sacred
place.”
The partnership with BNC will be effective July 1, 2022. The
University has five full-time bookstore retail properties,
including the Hammes Notre Dame Bookstore on campus, Hammes
Bookstore and Café at Eddy Street, Leep Varsity Shop in Purcell
Pavilion, Dellelce Irish Hockey Shop in the Compton Family Ice
Arena, and the Notre Dame Outlet Store at 1610 N. Ironwood Drive in
South Bend. Notre Dame also has a catalog/online order fulfillment
center and several seasonal retail locations.
BNC operates more than 770 campus bookstores and school-branded
e-commerce sites for each store, and serves more than 6 million
college students and faculty nationwide.
ABOUT BARNES & NOBLE EDUCATION, INC. Barnes &
Noble Education, Inc. (NYSE: BNED) is a leading solutions provider
for the education industry, driving affordability, access and
achievement at hundreds of academic institutions nationwide and
ensuring millions of students are equipped for success in the
classroom and beyond. Through its family of brands, BNED offers
campus retail services and academic solutions, a digital
direct-to-student learning ecosystem, unparalleled best-in-class
assortment of school apparel through a strategic alliance with
Fanatics and Lids, wholesale capabilities and more. BNED is a
company serving all who work to elevate their lives through
education, supporting students, faculty and institutions as they
make tomorrow a better, more inclusive and smarter world. For more
information, visit www.bned.com.
ABOUT FANATICS As a global leader in licensed sports
merchandise, Fanatics is changing the way fans purchase their
favorite team apparel, jerseys, headwear and hardgoods through an
innovative, tech-infused approach to making and selling fan gear in
today's on-demand, mobile-first culture. Operating multi-channel
commerce for the world's biggest sports brands, Fanatics offers the
largest collection of timeless and timely merchandise whether
shopping online, on your phone, in flagship stores, in stadiums or
on-site at the world's biggest sporting events. Fanatics comprises
the broadest omnichannel assortment by offering hundreds of
thousands of officially licensed items across its Fanatics,
FansEdge, Kitbag, Majestic, Top of the World, and WinCraft brands,
as well as the largest selection of sports collectibles and
memorabilia through Fanatics Authentic.
ABOUT LIDS Lids Sports Group is the largest licensed
sports retailer in North America, selling fan and fashion-oriented
headwear and apparel across the United States, Canada and Puerto
Rico through more than 1,200 retail locations. Indianapolis-based
Lids Sports Group carries officially-licensed and branded gear
aimed at empowering customers to represent their unique and
individual style, team, passion and fun. Lids Sports Group operates
stores under the Lids, Locker Room by Lids, Fanzz, Yankees
Clubhouse Shops, Dodgers Clubhouse, Cardinals Clubhouse, and
numerous other nameplates. Lids also has locations within select
Macy's department stores nationwide. To find a retail location near
you visit blog.lids.com or join the #LidsLoyal on Instagram
(@lids), Facebook (@lids), Twitter (@lids), or LinkedIn.
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Media Contacts Carolyn J. Brown Senior Vice President
Corporate Communications and Public Affairs Barnes & Noble
Education, Inc. (908) 991-2967 cbrown@bned.com
Sue Ryan Director of Media Relations University of Notre Dame
(574) 631-7916 sue.ryan@nd.edu
Investor Contact: Andy Milevoj Vice President Corporate
Finance and Investor Relations Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.
(908) 991-2776 amilevoj@bned.com
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