Harvard University Dining Services (HUDS) plans to open a convenience store in the basement of Cabot House next month to provide Quad residents with the opportunity to grab a snack or a new toothbrush without leaving the Quad.

The “compact convenience store,” underneath E-entry in Cabot, will offer about 1,500 items ranging from sodas, Fresh Samantha, microwave foods like popcorn, Ben & Jerry’s, to more sundry items like personal hygiene items, batteries, film and magazines, according to HUDS spokesperson Alexandra McNitt.

In addition, it will include organic food and fresh-baked items—including a “delicious” giant ginger cookie HUDS will unveil this fall.

McNutt said the store’s prices will be comparable to a other convenience stores in Harvard Square and students will be able to pay with either Crimson Cash or cash HUDS is still unsure whether Board Plus will be accepted, she said.

The store will initially be open seven days a week from 6 p.m. to midnight. It scheduled to open Sept. 7.

McNitt said that HUDS has “toyed” with the idea of opening a Quad store for several years, but that until this spring the idea had never gotten off the ground. However, when HUDS took the idea to the Quad House Masters they heartily endorsed the idea.

“We know students need these items. It’s easy for people in the Yard or the River to get these things,” McNitt said. “[Students] are a lot more isolated in the Quad.”

HUDS has spent the summer renovating the space, which used to serve as a classroom but has not been used in recent years.