Contract

Campus Retail Associate

Updated on 8/1/2026

Deadline 7/20/27
Barnes & Noble Education

Barnes & Noble Education

5,001-10,000 employees

Manages campus bookstores and education services

No salary listed

Lexington, KY, USA

In Person

Category
Retail (1)
Required Skills
Customer Service

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Requirements
  • Candidates must be a minimum of 16 years of age to be considered for employment.
  • Candidates must be confident and comfortable engaging customers to deliver an elevated experience.
  • Candidates must have basic math, keyboarding, and data entry skills.
  • Candidates must have flexible availability throughout the academic year, including peak periods.
  • Candidates must be available on a weekly basis for a temporary period of 90 days or less, with occasional weekends and flexibility for opening, midday, or closing shifts.
  • Candidates must be able to frequently move within the store, remain stationary for extended periods, lift frequently, and occasionally reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, and climb ladders.
Responsibilities
  • Assist with processing sales transactions involving cash, credit, or financial aid payments.
  • Greet customers and maintain a friendly atmosphere focused on their positive experience.
  • Support store operations by operating equipment and the cash register while ensuring speed of service and accurate transactions.
  • Shelve, arrange, clean, and organize products and store spaces.
  • Perform routine housekeeping, including dusting, mopping, window cleaning, vacuuming, and trash removal.
Barnes & Noble Education

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BNED provides education-focused retail and distribution services to colleges and K-12 schools, primarily by operating campus bookstores under long-term contracts and selling or renting textbooks and course materials. It also runs MBS Textbook Exchange, a wholesale unit that sources and distributes used textbooks, and offers digital and physical course materials through bundled programs. Its First Day Complete model bundles all required course materials into tuition or fees and delivers them to students by the first day of class, improving affordability and readiness. The company differentiates itself with an institution-centric approach, long-term campus contracts, and a shift toward bundled content and student-support services to stabilize revenue and deepen partnerships with academic institutions.

Company Size

5,001-10,000

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

1998

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • First Day Complete reached 1.4 million students, with only 36% campus penetration.
  • Fiscal 2026 guidance shows $75 million-$77 million EBITDA and $15 million-$18 million net income.
  • Debt is projected to fall to $71 million, improving flexibility for investment.

What critics are saying

  • Top-line guidance of $263 million trails the $295 million analyst consensus.
  • Accounting investigation delays raise restatement, lender, and internal-control failure risks.
  • Campus contract losses can remove bookstore revenue and attached course-material sales for years.

What makes Barnes & Noble Education unique

  • BNED runs campus bookstores under long-term university and K-12 contracts.
  • First Day Complete bundles required materials into tuition or course fees.
  • MBS Textbook Exchange adds wholesale sourcing and distribution across the textbook chain.

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Benefits

Daily Pay

Employee Discount

Paid Sick Leave

401(k) Retirement Plan

Commuter Benefits

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

3%

1 year growth

3%

2 year growth

3%
Yahoo Finance
Mar 10th, 2026
Barnes & Noble Education posts $6.7M profit in fiscal Q3 with $515.1M revenue

Barnes & Noble Education reported a fiscal third-quarter profit of $6.7 million, or 19 cents per share. Adjusted earnings came to 23 cents per share, whilst the Florham Park, New Jersey-based company posted revenue of $515.1 million for the period. The campus bookstore operator's shares have declined 9% since the beginning of the year. In Tuesday's final minutes of trading, shares hit $8.36, representing a 3% fall over the past 12 months.

Yahoo Finance
Jan 20th, 2026
Barnes & Noble Education reports $18.3M loss in fiscal Q1 on $288M revenue

Barnes & Noble Education reported a fiscal first-quarter loss of $18.3 million, or 54 cents per share. Adjusted losses were 47 cents per share, whilst revenue reached $288.2 million. The Florham Park, New Jersey-based company operates bookstores on college campuses. Shares have declined roughly 5% since the beginning of the year and dropped 22% over the past 12 months.

Business Wire
Jun 6th, 2024
Barnes & Noble Education Shareholders Approve Milestone Equity and Refinancing Transactions to Significantly Strengthen Balance Sheet and Advance Industry Leading Services for Institutions and Students

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (NYSE: BNED) (“BNED” or the “Company”), a leading solutions provider for the education industry, today announced th