Saturday, August 26, 2006

Back-to-school shopping getting high marks

With visions of three-ring binders dancing in their heads, retailers are understandably giddy this time of year. Back-to-School may not be much to celebrate for kids or their parents, but retailers consider it the second biggest "holiday" of the year after Christmas.

And this year it could be significantly bigger. The National Retail Federation expects $17.6 billion will be spent, up from 2005’s $13.4 billion.

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