In efforts to improve the flow of traffic during heavy rush periods, the Sinclair Bookstore has renovated its entrance and exit.
The concept of the reconstruction entrance is to make one direct entrance and one direct exit during rush periods, according to Bookstore Manager Ron Bultema. The new entrance is located on the left side of the Bookstore.
“The goal of the renovation is to improve the book buying process for students,” Bultema said.
The exterior of the bookstore also has some shiny new additions. New mobile registers are positioned in front of the former main entrance. A total of eight registers are visible in front of the Bookstore, six for purchases, one for returns and one for book buybacks.
“The amount of mobile registers that are used will be based on the amount of flow the store has on a daily basis,” Bultema said.
The most noticeable change is a wire-mesh curtain that expands to enclose the bookstore at closing. The curtain encloses up to six mobile registers and leads customers towards the exit, which also has a new metal detector to prevent shoplifting. Although the new changes are expected to speed up the book buying process, Bultema recommends that students use the online book ordering system to get their books even fast
er.
“The more orders we do on the web, the less students have to stand in line,” Bultema said. Students can place orders online at
bookstore.sinclair.edu
