– We are delighted to announce this chain agreement with Norli, which will give us better conditions. We look forward to working closely with Norli to implement this agreement in a way that will benefit our students and contribute to strengthening student welfare in our region, says Hans Erik Stormoen, CEO of SSN.

Online store and good student discounts

One of the main benefits of the agreement is a good online store that will provide students with easy access to textbooks for studies at educational institutions affiliated with SSN. In addition, students will be able to enjoy student discounts in SSN's stores, and good offers during the start of the semester.

Norli focuses on textbooks

Norli already has a wide range of school and textbooks for higher education. This segment, Norli aims to further develop through the collaboration with SSN.

– We stock a very wide range of textbooks in English and Norwegian in our online store norli.no, says CEO Johan Baklund and continues:

– Several of our bookstores have a strong non-fiction profile. This applies not least to the traditional Norli Universitetsgata in Oslo. Last year, we took over non-fiction sales at Volda University College. We believe we are well equipped to be a good partner for SSN.

Still self-owned bookstores

It is important to emphasize that SSN's bookstores, Brage Bok, are still owned by SSN and a central part of the welfare offering to the students. All profits from the bookstores go back into operations and to further develop offerings and services to the students.