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Retailers hope back-to-school season will boost spending
It's the height of summer, but inside many Baltimore-area stores, fall has arrived.
While shoppers sorted through racks of discounted shorts and tank tops, retailers at White Marsh Mall began displaying school backpacks and uniforms. Area Target stores...Tags: White Marsh, Target, Mother's Day, Office Equipment and Supplies, Back to School
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A dreamy dorm room
Gloomy economic news has cast a pall over the dorm room daydreams of college kids for several years now, but those who track retail sales figures think this might be a breakout season. More of America's children are going away to college this year than...Tags: Williams-Sonoma Inc., Walmart, Colleges and Universities, Target, Apple iPod
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Back to School: Supply Shopping
tommy.noel@cw33.comSince the 4th of July, your favorite store has been in Back to School mode. “Back to School is our busiest time of the year,” said Danny Tollett of Staples in Frisco. And this is the year of the deals. The National Retail Federation says...Tags: Walmart, Office Supplies, Target, Back to School, Office Equipment and Supplies
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Under Armour ranked as 5th fastest-growing retailer in U.S.
In a race to beat other retailers in sales growth, Under Armourmay not have won gold, but the athletic apparel brand secured fifth place - not bad out of a field of 100.
The Baltimore company was the fifth fastest growing retailer in the U.S. last year,...Tags: Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc., Lifestyle and Leisure, Economy, Business and Finance, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Tractor Supply Company
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Tax-free weekend draws thousands of shoppers
ewood@ky3.comSpringfield, Mo. - Missouri's tax-free weekend is one of the busiest, most-profitable weekends for retailers, second only to Black Friday. "You probably see twice the traffic. Anytime you see additional traffic it helps the bottom line," said Melinda...Tags: JC Penney Company Inc., Back to School
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Comptroller touts Md.'s sales tax-free week as jump-start to fall shopping
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comMaryland Comptroller Peter Franchot was at Hagerstown Premium Outlets Monday to raise awareness of this year’s Shop Maryland Tax-Free Week, during which there is no sales tax on footwear and apparel costing less than $100. This year’s tax-...Tags: Shoes, Clothing, Clothing, Accessories, and Shoes, Maryland General Assembly, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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How much do your kids contribute to back-to-school expenses?
Special to The Baltimore SunNow that August has arrived, I'm starting to get the kids ready for going back to school. I'm trying to get them to bed earlier. I'm nagging them to finish their summer reading assignments. And I have the 11-year-old practicing his multiplication and...Tags: Back to School
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Back-to-school spending averages more than $600
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsThe average family of a K-12 student will spend $688 on back-to-school shopping this year. But that number is higher among online shoppers, according to data from the National Retail Federation. Online shoppers will spend close to $874 on school...Tags: E-Commerce Industry, Back to School
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Back to school costing parents a fortune
From notebooks to new clothes, back to school shopping can cost a fortune. According to the National Retail Federation, the average person with kids in school will spend $668.62. That's up about 65 dollars from last year. Combined, back to school and...
Tags: Clothing, Clothing, Accessories, and Shoes, Gucci Group NV, Back to School, Services and Shopping
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Retailers, factories, Main Street react to Supreme Court ruling
The Supreme Court's ruling on the Affordable Care Act, which held President Obama's healthcare overhaul to be constitutional, sparked an outpouring of both approval and invective from business groups around the country. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce ...
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House Republicans Try For 31st Time To Repeal Federal Health Care Reform; Retail Trade Group Agrees It Must Go
U.S. House Republican are trying today for the 31st time to repeal federal health care reform, less than two weeks after the Supreme Court largely upheld the law. The National Retail Federation called on Congress to repeal the law, though many believe...Tags: U.S. Senate, Health Care Reform (2009), Politics, Government Health Care, Elections
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Apodaca: Dad's role is just as important as Mom's
"It's a wise father that knows his own child." William Shakespeare wrote that in his play, "The Merchant of Venice." Anyone who stayed awake during high school English knows that quotes from the Bard are drenched with layer upon layer of meaning. But,...Tags: Flu, Father's Day, College Sports, Woodrow Wilson, Colleges and Universities
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