The dog days of summer are dwindling and, for kids, the return to the classroom looms on the bright orange horizon. This means it's time for back to school shopping.
Everything from new school clothes to the latest sneaker trend to bigger backpacks to gifts for friends' birthdays to face masks can be found in North Brooklyn.
Commack Shopping Center Adding Five New Tenants
A shopping center in Commack is transforming following the pandemic-forced exit of several tenants, bringing in new retailers and restaurants.
The Mayfair Shopping Center on Jericho Turnpike lost one of its anchor tenants, Stein Mart, after the company declared bankruptcy during the pandemic. But the complex will soon be adding a Planet Fitness, a Lidl supermarket and three restaurants, according to Newsday.
Prepare To Spend More For Back To School Shopping
With kids heading back to the actual classroom this year expect to dig a little deeper into your wallet for school supplies.
News 4 Buffalo reports that the National Retail Federation is predicting the average household will spend about $849 this year for school supplies compared to $685 in 2018 due to more electronic purchases and readjusting to in-person learning.
Analysis: Home store shopping cools, but still ahead of pre-pandemic pace | Home Textiles Today
Earnest Research reports that the boom in home shopping propelled by Covid-19 is losing some steam. The 50% jump in home spending in the 2 nd quarter of 2020 slowed to 33% in the most recent Q2. But it is still running ahead of the 10% growth rate prior to the pandemic.
Foot traffic remains a key driver for sales in home furnishings stores. Prior to the pandemic, 80% of home sales took place in traditional brick & mortar locations. Although that figure fell to 75%, it is now trending back up.
EV shopping? Here's every electric vehicle on sale for 2021 and its range - Roadshow
A few years ago, it wasn't hard to list every electric car on sale. Today, the list grows as automakers start rolling out more EVs, giving car shoppers way more options. It isn't just Tesla trying to put you in an EV anymore. With that said, it's time to round up every EV currently on sale.
Editors' note: This list only includes vehicles that have been certified by the EPA. More EVs might be in the news, but they will not be added to this compilation until they're officially about to go on sale in the US.
Holiday Shopping 2021: Slow Shipping and Shortages to Come | Money
We’re well into August, which means it’s time to start thinking about… holiday shopping?
Many of the supply chain issues have to do with COVID-19 slowing manufacturing supply in countries like Vietnam and Malaysia, but it could become more widespread as the year progresses, Tavis McCourt, institutional equity strategist at Raymond James, tells Money.
Jill Cataldo: Save money furniture shopping by seeking out manufacturer's name | Putnam News |
DEAR JILL: Can you help me save on furniture? I found a sectional sofa that I like, but the furniture store will not tell me who the manufacturer is. I would like to comparison shop, but I feel they are intentionally making this difficult. — Julie Y.
Unless you are shopping at a retailer that openly advertises the brands of the home furnishings they sell, it can be difficult to determine what company made the furniture.
Pan Am Shopping Center McDonald's now closed | Tysons Reporter
Located at 3091 Nutley Street , the fast-food chain shared a standalone building in the shopping center with what used to be a Capital One Bank , though that space at 3095 Nutley has been vacated as well.
Neither McDonald’s nor Federal Realty, which owns the Pan Am Shopping Center, returned a request for comment on exactly when the location shuttered and what led to the closure.
How to Serve Customers Shopping Online
E-commerce in the home medical equipment (HME) sector has the opportunity to reshape the way individuals access, learn about and choose products to meet their needs.
The need for e-commerce solutions has only been reinforced during the pandemic, with more people reconsidering how they access their care. Furthermore, homebound patients' reliance on online retail and home delivery for consumer products has increased.
Survey Suggests Increases in Early, In-Person Holiday Shopping – Footwear News
Consumers are already planning for the holiday season, according to a new survey from Shopkick that shows 22% of people plan to shop well ahead of winter festivities — and shoppers are feeling increasingly comfortable going to stores in person.
In addition to the early shoppers, of which 25% plan to have their shopping done by Thanksgiving, Shopkick found that 43% plan to buy items in physical stores, up 9% from a year ago, while 57% still plan for most holiday shopping to take place online.
Happening on Twitter
Dr. Fauci on the best way to protect kids going back to school in person: 1 - Make sure the people around them who… https://t.co/tX7BoWugVM MaddowBlog (from New York City) Tue Aug 10 02:46:49 +0000 2021
Back-to-School should mean just that: Back-to-School! 🚌 ✅ No school closures ✅ No mask mandates ✅ No vaccine ma… https://t.co/IcTIOBz24q EliseStefanik (from #NY21 ) Tue Aug 10 12:33:24 +0000 2021
I wish all the students, teachers, faculty, parents, & bus drivers a happy & safe back to school today! In FL, we… https://t.co/42M7d5eMpJ RepDonaldsPress Tue Aug 10 12:38:02 +0000 2021
The fastest & best way we can combat this virus & get back to school safely is by getting vaccinated. #WeCanDoThis https://t.co/6jVn21bMN8 SecCardona (from Washington, D.C.) Tue Aug 10 15:13:26 +0000 2021
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