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Back-to-School spending forecast to rise

July 13, 2017 by Scot Meyer 2017 Back-to-School Survey, back-to-school shopping, Deloitte LLP, Rod Sides Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Retail News

NEW YORK — Back-to-school spending is forecast to rise this season, according to recent surveys from the National Retail Federation and Deloitte LLC. Families with children in elementary through high school plan to spend an average $687.72 each, for a total of $29.5 billion, an 8% increase from last year’s $27.3 billion, according to the

High holiday hopes

October 3, 2016 by MMR Deloitte, e-commerce, Holiday Consumer Pulse Poll, holiday shopping season, retailers, Rod Sides, Rubicon Project Inc., suppliers, vice chairman 2016, Issue 10-03-2016, Issues

NEW YORK — The nation’s retailers and suppliers can take heart from early indications that the 2016 holiday shopping season will bring good cheer. Millions of Americans have already turned their attention to the holidays, according to the Holiday Consumer Pulse Poll from Rubicon Project Inc., a provider of technology to automate the buying and