Back-to-school spending expected to climb

July 13, 2017 by Chain Drug Review Amazon, back-to-school shopper, back-to-school spending, Branding Brand, Deloitte, Deloitte’s 2017 Back-to-School Survey, Matthew Shay, National Retail Federation, Rod Sides, Target, Walmart Business, Leading Headlines, Retail News

NEW YORK — Back-to-school spending is forecast to rise this season, according to recent surveys from the National Retail Federation and Deloitte LLC. Families with children in elementary through high school plan to spend an average $687.72 each, for a total of $29.5 billion, an 8% increase from last year’s $27.3 billion, according to the