This Week in Retail: Sizing Up August, Back to School Needs
With August now in full swing, households are eager to enjoy the final weeks of summer.
Labor Day weekend, which marks the unofficial end of the summer season, is four weeks away while the NFL season officially kicks off shortly after on September 8.
In some states, kids are returning to school in less than two weeks. Circulars are proactively promoting back-to-school staples including snacks along with breakfast and sandwich items—giving a boost to lunch meat sales...
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