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Back-to-school spending is hard to predict this year

by Marielle Segarra
Jul 23, 2021
This time of year is always a big moment in retail. But there’s a lot going on that makes this back-to-school season different.
Back-to-school shopping will soon be in full swing, but supply chain issues may make school supplies difficult to find.
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Back-to-school shopping makes a comeback

by Matt Levin
Jul 5, 2021
The expanded federal child tax credit could help many parents foot the bill for supplies.
Family shopping-for-school budgets are likely to get a boost from the recently expanded federal child tax credit.
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Lots of parents hold off on back-to-school shopping

by Marielle Segarra
Jul 10, 2020
Because...are the kids even going back to school this year?
French schoolchildren wearing protective gear attend class in May. Will this year's purchases include face masks and hand sanitizer along with notebooks and pencils?
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Back-to-school budgets: How much are you spending?

by Marketplace Staff
Jul 31, 2018
We want to know what your expenses are and how you keep costs down.
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Back-to-school supplies are a little more expensive — and complicated

by Carrie Barber and Paulina Velasco
Aug 11, 2017
An Ohio business wants to pick out those specific items for you and deliver it to school.
Back-to-school supplies can add up.
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Teachers spend hundreds of dollars on back to school supplies

by Adriene Hill and Paulina Velasco
Aug 11, 2017
We spoke with a Los Angeles teacher about the school supplies she buys for her classroom each year, and what she wishes the school budget would cover.
A school teacher shops for back to school supplies in California. 
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Getting a break on back-to-school purchases

by Mitchell Hartman
Aug 10, 2015
Many states offer short tax holidays, but it may be a modest spending season.
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Your Wallet: The rising cost of school supplies

by Adriene Hill
Aug 22, 2014
Marketplace's Adriene Hill explains the rising cost of school supplies being handed to parents.
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Retailers lure early back-to-school shoppers

by Kate Davidson
Aug 14, 2013
It's a big week for retailers, with several releasing earnings reports that will give a glimpse at the strength of the back-to-school shopping season.
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Sound of Money: Back-to-school shopping

by Millie Jefferson
Aug 17, 2012
In a few weeks, students will be heading back to school. How much are they spending so that they're ready to hit the books?
A customer shops for back to school supplies at a Target store.
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