by - July 12, 2023 12:42 pm
A report from JLL predicts average back-to-school spending per child at $367, up 15.7% from a year ago. The report found 55.2% of parents plan to spend more money, 23.8%…
by - August 10, 2022 1:33 pm
Inflation is taking a toll on family budgets just as the back-to-school shopping season gets underway. The National Retail Federation reports that 38% of families admit having to cut back…
by - August 8, 2021 2:36 pm
Retailers seek to grow market share as consumers are expected to spend a record $37.1 billion on back-to-school items. The National Retail Federation anticipates families with children in grades K-12…
by - August 8, 2020 9:48 am
The back-to-school shopping season is underway, but families are still undecided or unsure whether their kids will return to classrooms this year or continue with virtual education as the COVID-19…
by - July 10, 2020 12:27 pm
As mid-July approaches families are already thinking about back-to-school shopping and what might be needed given many students may receive some instruction virtually from home. Deloitte recently surveyed parents of…
by - July 11, 2017 11:22 am
The summer is just getting started and yet retailers from Wal-Mart to Target have already begun merchandising stores for the busy back-to-school season which began a little earlier this year,…
by - August 5, 2015 1:04 pm
Back-to-school shopping has become a major event among retailers who use the time to boost sales in the dog days of August, but the boost may not be as much…
by - July 31, 2014 6:16 pm
Retailers from Wal-Mart to local boutiques expect a busy weekend as Arkansas shoppers take advantage of the state-sponsored tax holidays beginning Aug. 2 and running through Aug. 3. Shoppers may…
