FILE - Back-to-school supplies await shoppers at a store in Marlborough, Mass., in this Saturday, July 11, 2020, file photo. This year’s back-to-school shopping will include some unwanted lessons in dealing with supply-chain challenges. Just as school-aged kids ease into summer break, the state of the economy forces many parents to put back-to-school shopping on the radar early.
“Inflation is a very personal experience,” says Katherine Cullen, senior director of industry and consumer insights for the NRF. Difficult economic times force consumers to make certain tradeoffs that work for their families, she says. Brick-and-mortar businesses will do what they can to get back-to-school shoppers to walk through their doors this summer.
While it may feel good to tackle the entire back-to-school list in one trip, resisting the urge to buy it all now will help you make the most of sales, says Blanchard.
Wow. Experts also recommend buying only things that you need. Journalism.
Experts? What are their qualifications to say obvious stuff that everyone already knows?