A Bright Spot in Retail: National Association of College Stores Reports Increased Fall Sales; ``Comfort Items'' Popular on Campus Following September 11.Business Editors OBERLIN, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 30, 2001 In contrast to the losses reported by main street retailers this fall, college stores are experiencing strong growth. A survey of 238 college stores released this week by the National Association of College Stores, indicates that 83 percent of college stores experienced increased sales compared to last fall, with nearly 60 percent of the stores reporting an increase of 5 percent or more. Apparel items, particularly hooded sweatshirts, and brightly colored student supplies such as gel pens were leading product categories this fall, with 69 percent and 58 percent of stores reporting robust sales in these categories respectively. While nearly 82 percent of college stores noted additional sales of textbooks, some respondents (3.4%) listed textbooks as particular "hot sellers," a possible rebound from students purchasing from Internet discounters in recent years. Patriotic items were quite popular on campus following September 11. In a possible response to the impact of world events "comfort items" such as stuffed animals
A stuffed animal is toy animal stuffed with straw, beans, cotton or other similar materials. Some stuffed animals are very old – home made cloth dolls stuffed with straw go back to at least the , candles/incense, music, gifts, snacks/beverages and health and beauty products demonstrated significant gains as well. "College stores are often a lifestyle hub on campus," commented NACS NACS National Association of Convenience Stores NACS National Association of College Stores NACS North American Catalan Society NACS North American Catalysis Society NACS Network Access Control System NACS National Advisory Committee On Semiconductors spokesperson Laura Nakoneczny. "The strong fall sales figures sales figures npl → cifras fpl de ventas reflect the intimate relationship An intimate relationship is a particularly close interpersonal relationship. It is a relationship in which the participants know or trust one another very well or are confidants of one another, or a relationship in which there is physical or emotional intimacy. college stores enjoy with their student customers, and the knowledge these store buyers have of what students want." Nearly two-thirds (62.4%) of college stores anticipate increased sales this spring in comparison to last year. College store industry sales topped $10.12 billion during the last academic year, more than doubling since 1991. About NACS Headquartered in Oberlin, Ohio Oberlin is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, United States, to the south and west of Cleveland. Oberlin is perhaps best known for being the home of Oberlin College, a liberal arts college and music conservatory with approximately 3,000 students. , the National Association of College Stores (NACS) is the professional trade association representing more than 3,000 collegiate retailers and about 1,100 associate members who supply books and other products to college stores. Each spring, NACS sponsors the leading trade show in collegiate retailing, CAMEX CAMEX Campus Market Expo (collegiate trade show) CAMEX Convection and Moisture Experiment (NOAA) CAMEX Chamber of Foreign Trade CAMEX Computer-Assisted Map Exercise . Scheduled for February 20-24, 2002 at the Los Angeles Convention Center The Los Angeles Convention Center (abbreviated LACC) is a convention center in downtown Los Angeles. The LACC hosts annual events such as the Greater Los Angeles Auto Show, and was best known to video games fans as host to E3 until its cessation in 2006. , CAMEX 2002 will host suppliers of more than 30 product categories and buyers from college stores nationwide. For additional information about NACS visit www.nacs.org. Additional information on CAMEX can be found on the web at http://www.camex.org. |
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