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San Luis Obispo
Higuera streets, doubling the store’s
size and providing a modern, invit-
ing retail environment for shoppers.
Recent years, 2021 and 2022, saw
an extensive remodel of the campus
store. In 2022, both the campus and
downtown stores were rebranded as
the Cal Poly Mustang Shop.
Unique student-made products
The downtown location offers
items that you can’t get anywhere
else, from Champion hooded
sweatshirts, Cal Poly license plate
frames, student-made jams, choco-
late, olive oil, ice cream, and other
unique gifts. “These products are
favorites among alumni, students,
and visitors looking for distinctive
Cal Poly merchandise and locally
inspired gifts,” Rodarte adds.
The Cal Poly Mustang Shop also
highlights student entrepreneurs by
selling their items and supporting
their business endeavors through
the school's Center for Innova-
tion & Entrepreneurship (CIE)
Program. Shopping downtown
is an opportunity to support CIE
students.
“We are very excited to share
space with CIE. This only adds to
the customer base we built at our
previous location and adds the
ability to collaborate on connected
events,” he says.
Mornings seem to be the
busiest time for shopping, and
downtown events, such as the
Thursday Farmers Market, bring
in more customers. Cal Poly mer-
chandise is popular with families
and alumni. And the variety of
products makes the store a great
place for gift and souvenir shop-
ping.
While textbooks are not sold
at the downtown store, it is a
pickup location for online orders.
Students can conveniently order
books and course materials online
and choose any Cal Poly Mustang
Shop location for in-store pickup.
The Cal Poly Mustang Shop is
located at 1144 Chorro St., San
Luis Obispo. Open daily, Mon-
day –Saturday 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
and until 8 p.m. on Thursday, and
Sunday 11 a.m.-8 p.m. For more
information, visit bkrstr.com/cal-
polystore/home or call
(805) 853-2062.
— Maylia Baird
Cal Poly-branded golf equipment makes great gifts.