The transition process to Follett is underway with an official contractual start date of July 19.įollett, based in Westchester, Illinois, was selected as the bookstore’s vendor after a competitive bidding process that included Barnes & Noble, the company that has operated the bookstore since 2001.Ĭrickette acknowledged the two-decade collaboration between UW-Eau Claire and Barnes & Noble.

“Follett has a strong reputation in the UW System and around the country,” says Grace Crickette, UW-Eau Claire vice chancellor for finance and administration.

The company operates bookstores on all but one of the UW System’s 13 campuses. Photo caption: Follett Corporation, based in Westchester, Illinois, was selected as the University Bookstore’s vendor after a competitive bidding process.įollett Corporation, the largest campus retailer in North America, has been hired to operate the University Bookstore and provide course materials and general merchandise to University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire students, faculty and staff.įollett operates more than 1,100 campus stores and 1,250 e-commerce campus store websites. Follett Corporation is new University Bookstore vendor

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