As an M Store employee, you have access to all the stores financials and can attest that not a single dime of income is used to subsidize the cost of books purchased by students attending the state college of agriculture?
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PSA -- Don't buy your Griz Gear at the M Store or Scheels
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Grizfan416
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What.
mthoopsfan
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What is the the company that owns both, and who owns them?
Grizfan416
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Chad Schreier
MSU bookstore invades Griz Country
It would be an understatement to say that the MSU and University of Montana (UM) rivalry is one of the most heated feuds in Montana. It is this very tension
AFAIK, the M Store does not sell ”course materials”, so I question who’s costs Chad claims to be lowering
Grizfan416
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The costs are only lowered for MSU as he rises the price of merchandise and lowers the price of textbooks. As for us we just run as a regular merchandise store. They are two separate businesses.MSU bookstore invades Griz Country
It would be an understatement to say that the MSU and University of Montana (UM) rivalry is one of the most heated feuds in Montana. It is this very tensionwww.msuexponent.com
AFAIK, the M Store does not sell ”course materials”, so I question who’s costs Chad claims to be lowering
Grizfan416
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He has hoped to sell textbooks at one point. But as we are not the on campus store it has not worked out.
BelierPeaux
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Are you new boot goofin’?
So, the goal of reducing the cost of course materials for UM students has not been realized at all, and the M Store is a for-profit entity owned by a company that does, indeed, lower the cost of course materials for MSU students. Is that correct?
mthoopsfan
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1. "Schreier said the mission of the bookstore has always been to keep book prices as low as possible. Profit from the store’s merchandise sales goes to lower the cost of textbooks, which are at least 10% lower than national retail prices and up to 20% less expensive than other university bookstores, he said.
In addition to continuing to offer used books and rental options, the store has started offering more textbooks through an “inclusive access” model that delivers materials digitally to students during a course. If a professor chooses to use inclusive access, students in the course have 15 days to view the text and decide if they want to pay an access fee, which is far lower than the retail or print prices of the same book.
Schreier explained the inclusive access model is different than simply renting a digital textbook because the bookstore can negotiate lower rates based on student enrollment in a course, compared to just an individual going out and buying their own ebook. That means publishers essentially offer bulk discounts for textbooks. Additionally, if textbooks in inclusive access are OER, that means they are free for students.
The inclusive access model has grown each year, Schreier said. Between spring 2023 to 2025, MSU saw a 67% increase in students enrolling in inclusive access and a 156% increase in the number of courses offering their books through it. The inclusive access platform saw around 20,000 enrollments last spring — which is higher than MSU’s headcount — indicating students are using it for multiple classes. Close to 60% of textbook options submitted by MSU faculty to the bookstore are part of the inclusive access program, he said.
The result is that MSU students have saved millions on textbooks. In the 2024-2025 academic year alone, inclusive access saved students $2.7 million compared to traditional new print textbooks, he said.
MSU is also working to launch a tool where, at the point of registration, students will be able to see which classes offer a free or low-cost textbook, defined as under $40. That way, students can see before registering for a class whether they can afford the book.”
Montana State University library, bookstore saving students millions in textbook costs
Montana State University students may be paying far less for textbooks than their peers at other universities due to multifold efforts to lower costs.
www.montana.edu
2. "OBERLIN, OHIO (March 11, 2019) – Chad M. Schreier, MBA, CCR , chief executive officer of the MSU Bookstore Inc., Montana State University, Bozeman, was installed as president of the board of trustees of the National Association of College Stores (NACS) during CAMEX 2019, NACS’ annual convention and trade show for the nation’s campus store industry.
Schreier has a master of business administration and a bachelor of arts degree from Lebanon Valley College. He earned the Certified Collegiate Retailer designation, which is a professional credential awarded by NACS.
He was named CEO of the MSU Bookstore, Inc. in Bozeman, in 2016. Previously he served as campus store director at MSU Bookstore, Inc., Montana State University, Billings and as college store director at Lebanon Valley College Store, Annville, PA.”
Schreier Named Board President of the National Association of College Stores
OBERLIN, OHIO (March 11, 2019) – Chad M. Schreier, MBA, CCR, chief executive officer of the MSU Bookstore Inc., Montana State University, Bozeman, was installed as president of the board of trustees of the National Association of College Stores (NACS) during CAMEX 2019, NACS’ annual convention...
www.nacs.org
If I recall correctly, Montana's Griz gear and logo licensing revenue goes to the Bookstore, not to the AD. This should reduce student bookstore costs.
Griz in Texas
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I actually looked them up because it's been a while since I looked at them and they have closed a lot of stores and showing locations remaining in Bozeman, Billings, Butte, Helena, Great Falls, Kalispell and Gillette. A cousin of mine was actually one of the original owners of these and I don't know him really well, there is quite a gap in our ages, and they grew up in Broadus, about as opposite side of Montana from Kalispell as you can get. I thought his son was taking over, he had played baseball for a while, and I last talked with him once in Seattle when he was the Mariners bullpen catcher, but not about the store.
If the headquarters has moved to bozo, that would indicate to me that some corporate holding has it that flies in for skiing and golf.
If you ever went to a bar in Seattle near the Kingdome called Swannies (they had a comedy club in the basement as well called the Comedy Underground) and saw the Griz and cat helmets in there, Swannie was actually a friend of my cousin and that's where he got the helmets from.
That makes sense if true.
mthoopsfan
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This is my recollection too, from about 10 years ago.
TheGrizManFan
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I’m gonna go buy something from there just because you told me not to
MikeyGriz
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Then why did you buy it?
You guys are just learning this? I learned this on egriz like 5 years ago.
Also, having been to a couple griz games the last year, I can tell you that Scheels does no advertising sponsorship $ to MSU. You all have eyes and I don't have to tell you how many they do for ads at griz games. I love scheels as a store so now I begrudgingly buy stuff there because of all of this....
Also, having been to a couple griz games the last year, I can tell you that Scheels does no advertising sponsorship $ to MSU. You all have eyes and I don't have to tell you how many they do for ads at griz games. I love scheels as a store so now I begrudgingly buy stuff there because of all of this....
GriznMN
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Said the M store owner and Bobcat supporter
GriznMN
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5 years ago hmmm??? That's interesting because the M store wasn't sold until 2021.
Edited to add: Scheels' corporate HQ is based in Fargo, ND. They are huge boosters of the NDSU Bison. The money that is sucked out of Missoula, Great Falls, and Billings to Fargo is used to support the Bison's athletic facility upgrades and NIL.
Sanford Health Athletic Complex/Scheels Center
www.ndsu.edu
Scheels to present NDSU with major gift for Bison Sports Arena
North Dakota State will get another financial lift toward renovating its Bison Sports Arena. The school on Thursday night announced a "major gift announcement" slated for Friday morning at Scheels in Fargo.
www.inforum.com
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