Back to School Shopping Starts Earlier as Consumers Worry Over Prices

Back-to-school shopping is quickly heating up as retailers offer up better discounts and consumers fret over rising prices and potential stockouts. Though still early in the season, Americans are buying…

Target’s Back-to-School Shoe Deals Could Help Regain Consumers

Target Corp.’s “Back-to-School-idays” savings event begins on Sunday for one week through Aug. 2. The mass merchant said it will offer deals of up to 30 percent on hundreds of…

Academy Sports + Outdoors Is Helping Parents Stretch Their BTS Budget

Academy Sports + Outdoors came up with a way to help parents stretch their back-to-school (bts) budgets. The outdoor sports retailer said on Tuesday that it will hold prices on…

Shoe Price Increases So Far Have Been Minimal

Price increases are on the way. Expectations concerning higher costs form the tariff impact on many consumer discretionary items including apparel and shoes haven’t yet gained substantial traction on the…

Kohl’s Back-To-School Sales Includes More Shoe Options

Recognizing that footwear is a key part of a student’s wardrobe needs, Kohl’s Corp. is expanding its shoe options for back-to-school. The department store said on Thursday that it will…

Tariffs Give Parents Back-to-School Shoe Anxiety

Eighty percent of consumers expect to pay more for children’s shoes this fall due to tariff-driven price increases. According to data points from the 2025 AlixPartners U.S. Consumer Survey, in…

Back-to-School Spending Focuses on Essentials Amid Economic Uncertainty

With the back-to-school shopping season already underway, Deloitte and PWC have released reports giving insights into this year’s consumer sentiment and how the major spending season is set to shape…

Coresight Forecasts U.S. Back-To-School Retail Sales Up 3.3 Percent

Amid all the economic uncertainty, political divisiveness and global conflicts, retailers have something to look forward to — a decent back-to-school season this year. At least that’s the outlook from…

AAFA CEO Talks Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act Anniversary, Back-to-School

As America marks the anniversary of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930 on June 17, American Apparel & Footwear Association president and chief executive officer Steve Lamar is worried the…