Back-to-School

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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October Shapes Up As Make-Or-Break Month For Retail Sales
October Shapes Up As Make-Or-Break Month For Retail Sales
August 24, 2020  |  Retail

When a public company hosts a quarterly earnings call, it’s usually a predictable, even tedious affair. The executives who deliver news of the profit or...

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Reality Sets In For Back-to-School Sales
Reality Sets In For Back-to-School Sales
August 19, 2020  |  Retail

The grim reality of erratic consumer spending patterns has changed back-to-school sales projections. At a time when the season should be in full swing, many...

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Will Back-To-School Shopping Flop?
Will Back-To-School Shopping Flop?
August 10, 2020  |  Retail

Back-to-school shopping is normally one of the most consistently positive times for U.S. retailers. Parents and educators descend upon stores en masse, snapping up folders,...

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Back-to-School Retail Meets Digital 3.0 FIT Framework
Back-to-School Retail Meets Digital 3.0 FIT Framework
July 22, 2020  |  Retail

The retail industry is facing its first sales event of the pandemic with the coming of back-to-school sales. And while some of the sales projections...

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Retailers Brace For Muted Back-to-School Spending
Retailers Brace For Muted Back-to-School Spending
July 20, 2020  |  Retail

The increasingly likely scenario that many students in the United States, Europe and the United Kingdom will be resuming school at their kitchen tables has...

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