CINCINNATI — Kroger Health, the health care division of The Kroger Co., is reminding and encouraging students and customers to get vaccinated ahead of the upcoming school year to protect against and prevent the spread of infectious diseases. “Back-to-school preparations should include making sure students are up to date on their vaccinations and completing their
WASHINGTON — Consumers are expected to spend record sums this year on back-to-school and back-to-college shopping, according to the annual survey from the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Prosper Insights & Analytics. BTS spending is expected to reach $41.5 billion, up from $36.9 billion last year and the previous high of $37.1 billion in 2021.
BENTONVILLE, Ark.— With the first day of school approaching, Walmart has been gearing up to ensure this year’s shopping experience for the return to classrooms is what it should be — “affordable, easy and fun.” That’s the message of Julie Barber, executive vice president of general merchandise at Walmart U.S., in a blog on the
WASHINGTON – Consumers are expected to spend record amounts for both back-to-school and back-to-college shopping this year, according to the annual survey released today by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics. Back-to-school spending is expected to reach an unparalleled $41.5 billion, up from $36.9 billion last year and the previous high of
PORT WASHINGTON — Rising prices and consumers shopping for more immediate needs has disrupted early back-to-school shopping season performance. In the first seven weeks of the back-to-school shopping season, U.S. non-school-related general merchandise sales revenue grew 4%, while school spending fell short of last year’s results. In a recent survey, 41% of back-to-school shopping hold-outs are waiting
PURCHASE, N.Y.– The back-to-school season will be defined by the resilience and flexibility of the consumer, who in the face of rising prices is expected to keep spending in the months ahead, according to MasterCard SpendingPulse, a measure of retail sales across all forms of payment, not adjusted for inflation. U.S. retail sales (in-store and
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart is celebrating the back-to-school season with a TikTok Challenge and a “Homecoming” concert series that will include a livestream event. The retailer said Monday that its “Homecoming” concert series will celebrate students and teachers across the country with the help of three musical artists — Imagine Dragons, Chance the Rapper and
WASHINGTON – Consumers plan to spend record amounts for both school and college supplies as families and students plan to return to in-person classrooms this fall, according to the annual survey released today by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics. “The pandemic forced parents and their school-aged children to quickly adapt to
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A new survey from retail chain Meijer documents how the pandemic has changed the ways in which both parents and teachers prepare for fall as school districts reveal return-to-learn plans for in-person and virtual learning. Among the results, the study reveals that nine out of 10 parents rate safety measures as
WASHINGTON – Parents are spending more on computers and other electronic gear because they increasingly think at least some of their children’s classes this fall will happen online, the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics said Monday. “Consumers still face a great deal of uncertainty even as school begins to start and are
WASHINGTON – Back-to-school spending may get a boost from the coronovirus this year, according to a survey released Wednesday by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics. Consumers are tentatively planning to spend a record amount as they buy laptops and computer accessories to prepare for the classes will take place online because
Retailers’ thoughts are more closely attuned to the needs of students in late summer than at any other time during the year. Back-to-school season represents one of biggest selling opportunities on the industry calendar, as young people prepare for a new school year during which they will need to be equipped with everything from notebooks,