Campus stores should size opening eyewear inventory around the academic period being tested and the display format.
A Major Frames 132-pair floor display is commonly opened with 160 pairs, including 28 pairs of backstock. That format fits a fuller category; countertop tests require fewer units.
Build the opening mix around
- reader powers for faculty, staff, families, alumni, visitors, and students
- sunglass styles appropriate to outdoor campus life and travel
- the next major campus traffic period
Do not buy peak inventory year-round
Orientation, graduation, athletics, and family weekends can justify temporary depth. Reset after the peak.
Continue: College and Campus Stores resource center.