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Student Shop ND is an online showroom where officially recognized Notre Dame student groups can showcase their products to fans and supporters throughout the United States. This initiative was developed by the Student Activities Office in conjunction with ND marketplace, Notre Dame's e-commerce initiative. Student Shop is run by students with support from the Student Activities Office.

Student Shop is located in LaFortune Student Center, Room B017 (near the FedEx Office by the South Entrance). Our hours of operation are Monday through Friday, 11:00am-7:00pm. Student Shop will be closed when the University is not in session, including summer and semester breaks.

Sales in Student Shop

If your student group is interested in selling items, collecting donations, and/or hosting online event registrations through Student Shop ND, you must follow the steps detailed below.

1. Have a fully approved NDCentral event request. All requests seeking merchandise to be distributed must be submitted NO LATER than Monday, April 21, 2025. We will be unable to process your requests after this date. 

2. Complete and submit the Student Shop Page Request form to begin the process to set up your group's sales.

3. Check your email for communication from Student Shop ND regarding any clarifications or other details needed for your sale.

Sales through Student Shop fall into one of these categories:

• Merchandise Pre-sales

• Student groups will use Student Shop to collect payment and order information from customers BEFORE placing the merchandise order with an outside vendor

• This category is applicable when student groups do not know the quantities of merchandise items to order

• Merchandise Standard Sales

• Student groups will use Student Shop to collect payment and order information from customers AFTER placing the merchandise order with an outside vendor

• This category is applicable when student groups already have existing merchandise that they want to sell, or when they are ordering a fixed number of merchandise items from an outside vendor

• Event Registration and Ticket Sales

• Student groups will use Student Shop to collect payment and information from customers for an event the student group is hosting

• This category is most applicable for dances, festivals, runs/walks, etc.

• Donations

• Student groups will use Student Shop to collect payment and information from customers that are donating to a 501.c.3 charity

• Please see the Student Shop Policy section for specific information regarding donations

• Membership Dues

• Student groups will use Student Shop to collect fees and information from club members

Student Shop Policies

• A completely approved ND Central request is REQUIRED in order for you to host sales on Student Shop. We will not launch your sales page until this request is fully approved. In order to ensure your Student Shop page is being built in a timely and efficient manner, we ask that you send us the necessary info with 2 weeks notice prior to your page going live.

• All general sales on our website will be concluded at the end of April. No new pages will be built during the month of May. No new merch will be delivered to Student Shop for distribution after April 30th. If merchandise comes in after this date, the student group hosting the sale is responsible for distribution.

• For Merchandise Pre-sales, Student Shop will package all orders and give any extra merchandise back to the club.

• For Merchandise Standard Sales, Student Shop will keep the merchandise in house. By the end of April, please have a plan to pick up your merchandise. Any leftover merchandise will be donated at the end of the academic year. We expect student groups to advertise and communicate to group members about sales.

• Student Shop has limited storage space and not all requests for products may be accepted.

• All Student Shop pages will be disabled at the end of the academic year. We will NOT host sales over the summer. Student groups will have to resubmit a request to use Student Shop at the beginning of the next academic year.

• Transfers to club FOAPALS will happen by the 5th of the month following the end of the sale. Student Shop will take out a processing fee from total sales.

• If a student group wishes to host donations directly to the club and not a pass through donation (meaning the money will be sent out to a 501.c.3 charity), the donations must go through the Development Office and NOT through Student Shop. This is so that the University can send the donor a donation receipt and tax deduction information. All the donor needs to do is contact the Development Office (https://giving.nd.edu/contact/) and let them know that the donation is for the club. The Development Office will ensure that the money is put into the club account and all tax paperwork is taken care of.

• If you experience any sort of errors or discrepancies throughout your merchandise sales, Student Shop is happy to help address these on a case-by-case basis. Depending on the fault of said errors, groups may be held responsible for supplementing costs as needed.

• For high volume sales, Student Shop will recommend strategies for handling high traffic on our website. If you anticipate this for your group's sale, please indicate this on your Google Form request.

• Our SS team will do our best to respond to emails via saostore@nd.edu and Google Form page requests as quickly and efficiently as possible. If you have yet to receive a response within 2 business days during our open seasons, please feel free to send a follow-up message.

• Student Shop is a student-run business. Therefore, during academic breaks/holidays/finals, our staff will not be working or responding to requests, or responses will be limited. Your patience and understanding in this manner is appreciated.

• Student Shop has discretion to be able to refuse sales/distributions as we deem fit. We ask that you host your sales and order your merchandise in a timely fashion so that we have the capacity to handle your requests. The end of the year for Student Shop often becomes busy, thus we ask that you plan ahead and host sales as early as possible.

Sales Fees

A sales fee is charged for posting items on Student Shop ND to cover administrative fees (supplies, storage, student employee staffing, credit card processing fees, etc.). This service fee structure for posting items varies depending on the item and it is reviewed on an annual basis.