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Back-to-school shopping drives retail resurgence

The retail and fashion industry has received a welcome boost as the back-to-school season propelled a significant uptick in mall foot traffic across the United States, according to the latest Placer.ai Mall Index. This surge in consumer activity offers valuable insights for retailers and fashion brands as they navigate the evolving landscape of...

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Shein launches Back-to-School collection with TV-personality Jess Vestal

Chinese fast-fashion online retailer Shein has launched a back-to-school collection with reality TV personality Jessica Vestal and her daughter Autumn. Vestal, an executive assistant from Illinois, the US, first rose to fame when she appeared in the sixth season of 'Love is Blind' with the hopes of finding her future husband as a single mum. The...

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Making strides: Kickers reworks traditional back to school campaign in the metaverse

Kickers UK is launching its latest marketing campaign via gaming platform Roblox. The footwear brand has announced a reworking of its traditional ‘back to school’ marketing efforts, with a campaign that aims to nurture children’s self-expression and creativity using the Roblox metaverse. Kickers partnered with Dubit, a digital development...

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Back-to-school 2022 collaborations

The upcoming season offers a rich array of collaborations between artists, designer brands and fashion labels. Between fusion of styles and judicious associations, FashionUnited has made its selection. Image: Tanneur x Enfant Précoce Le Tanneur x Enfant Précoce French leather goods brand Le Tanneur has teamed up with artist Enfant Précoce for a...

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Price hikes on back-to-school essentials present challenges for consumers

Despite rising inflation, consumers are prioritizing back-to-school and college spending. According to the National Retail Federation (NRF) over one third or 38 percent of consumers have committed to cutting back on other expenses in order to be prepared for the upcoming fall semester. They expect to spend more than usual on both K-12 and...

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Video: How the girls school uniform has evolved over 100 years

With the back to school shopping season in full swing, Glamour shares how girls' school uniforms have evolved over the past century. From sailor tops and pleated skirts in the 1920s to saddle shoes and cardigans in the 1960s, take a look at the history of girls' uniforms. Source: Glamour, via YouTube

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Back to school: The uniform debate on a global scale, part 1

New York –Traditionally one of the key shopping seasons for retailers, this year’s back-to-school is poised to be if anything, one of a kind. With the majority of countries still figuring out the best way to return to the classroom safely, many debates are taking the apparel industry by storm. In this series, FashionUnited delves deeper in how...

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PARENTS PAY SAME PRICE FOR UNIFORMS NO MATTER THE AGE WITH MORRISONS NEW BACK TO SCHOOL RANGE

Nutmeg at Morrisons has announced parents will pay the same price for school uniforms, whatever age they’re buying for with the launch of its 2020 Back To School range. The move guarantees that as children grow, prices won’t at Nutmeg - and extends to the wider Nutmeg at Morrisons’ kids’ collections. Ahead of the new school year, Nutmeg’s range...

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Back to school? How customer behavior will change post Covid-19

While the timing of back-to-school assortments remains uncertain, the change in consumer attitudes and desires after Covid-19 are sure to impact your ranges. Edited highlights the most significant shifts and offers direction for your school uniform stock. Hygiene Customers may wish to continue the stricter hygiene measures set in place during...

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UK back-to-school market forecast to reach 1.7 billion pounds in 2019

The UK back-to-school market is predicted to grow by 1.5 percent this year, with shoppers in the UK expected to splash out 1.7 billion pounds on back-to-school items in 2019, according to data and analytics company GlobalData. That number only slightly outperforms the annual rise in the number of pupils due to population growth. Total uniform...

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Back-to-school shopping is retail's holiday season of the summer

If Prime Day and similar mid-July flash savings events are the new Black Friday in July, that would make the back-to-school shopping season the summer equivalent of December holiday shopping. Data from the NRF projects back-to-school spending to reach 80.7 billion dollars, and clothing and accessories top the list of expenses for children....

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UK parents spend nearly 1 billion pounds on back to school products

Childrenswear brands take note: no matter how tough the times or tight the purse strings, people will always spend money on two things: their children and their pets. It comes as little surprise to learn UK parents spend nearly one billion pounds on back to school products for their children. The research, released by market intelligence agency...