Back-to-School Shoppers Will Spend More, but Bargain-Hunt Harder
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Parents are expected to spend more on hoodies, backpacks and notebooks for their kids this back-to-school season, but they’ll also be laser-focused on bargains as they scour stores and e-commerce sites for the best deals.
Shoppers with children in grades K-12 will shell out an estimated $688.62 on back-to-school products, from clothing and school supplies to electronics, up from $603.63 last year, according to the National Retail Federation’s 2012 Back-To-School spending survey, conducted by…
Back-to-School Shoppers Will Spend More, but Bargain-Hunt Harder originally appeared on DailyFinance.com on 2012-07-19T14:08:00Z.
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