Back-to-School

Back-to-School, eCommerce Help Boost August Retail Sales by 0.7%
Back-to-School, eCommerce Help Boost August Retail Sales by 0.7%
September 16, 2021  |  Retail

U.S. consumer spending unexpectedly rose 0.7% in August, reversing a slump in July and defying concerns that a surge in COVID cases and business restrictions...

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Consumer Anxieties Pull Holiday Shopping Into Back-To-School Season
Consumer Anxieties Pull Holiday Shopping Into Back-To-School Season
August 20, 2021  |  Retail

Before the pandemic, if you can remember that long ago, there was a back-to-school shopping season and a holiday shopping season, and never the twain...

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Expanded Child Tax Credit Gives Retailers Hope Amid COVID Concerns
Expanded Child Tax Credit Gives Retailers Hope Amid COVID Concerns
August 11, 2021  |  Retail

With continuing labor shortages, tangled supply chains, increased costs and renewed concerns about COVID-19 because of the Delta variant, it would be easy to assume...

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Skechers ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ About Back-To-School As Sales Accelerate
Skechers ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ About Back-To-School As Sales Accelerate
July 23, 2021  |  Retail

Despite beating internal and Wall Street expectations in the second quarter, Skechers is emphasizing that the COVID-19 pandemic is not over and that the situation...

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Retailers Set For Another Unprecedented Holiday Season
Retailers Set For Another Unprecedented Holiday Season
July 20, 2021  |  Retail

It may be the dog days of summer, but retailers are already busy planning for a holiday season geared toward experiential, but less expensive, gifting....

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The Child Tax Credit Is Rolling Out: How It Will Be Spent, What’s Next
The Child Tax Credit Is Rolling Out: How It Will Be Spent, What’s Next
July 15, 2021  |  Economy

Retailers and restaurants may be in for another consumer spending windfall as 39 million American families will find their bank accounts flush with a couple of hundred...

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Labor Shortage May Complicate Back-To-School Shopping
Labor Shortage May Complicate Back-To-School Shopping
July 08, 2021  |  Retail

New data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics suggests that the retail industry’s labor shortage may last through the fall, cutting into one of...

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Back-To-School Shopping Will Provide Test For Virtual Fitting Rooms
Back-To-School Shopping Will Provide Test For Virtual Fitting Rooms
July 07, 2021  |  Retail

As shoppers gear up for back-to-school sales and purchase new clothing for a full-year return to the classroom in the coming weeks, one item might...

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US Laptop Shortage Could Derail Remote Learning
US Laptop Shortage Could Derail Remote Learning
August 24, 2020  |  Retail

As students and teachers prepare for a return to in-person learning for at least some of the time this fall, many of the nation’s schools...

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