Back-to-school shoppers return to stores, hunt for deals amid mounting prices

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Ceilidh Fear is typically a bargain shopper.

But the mother of two is planning to splurge a little on a back-to-school shopping trip.

Excitement is also building for the return of a more normal, pre-pandemic back-to-school year. Most mask mandates have been lifted across Canada for what could be the first fully in-person school year in three years for some students.Article content Shoppers are taking whatever steps they can to save on back-to-school shopping this year, said Matthew Shay, president and CEO of the U.S.-based National Retail Federation, which often sees similar shopping trends as Canada.Article content

For her nine-year-old daughter Tenley, who is going into Grade 4, Ceilidh Fear said she just needs to provide the school with $40 for school supplies. “For $4.90 plus tax I got all the Duo-Tangs and notebooks he needed,” Fear said. Now she’s keeping a close eye on flyers to find good deals for the rest of the supplies.

Yet even with discounts on key items, back-to-school bills are expected to be more expensive this year, Winder said. Roughly 30 per cent of retailers are heavily affected by back-to-school shopping sales, according to the retail council.Article content

 

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