After Christmas, what is the biggest retail spending time in the United States?

lanfranco

I'm going to guess that it's the "Back-to-School" shopping season, which is certainly when my family spent a lot of money, on clothes and supplies. I see college students now weighed down by the cost of books. (Think: "Reserve Reading" in the library.) But sales may be a little flat this year: http://www.pe.com/business/local/stories/PE_Biz_S_school09.3b5767c.html Aug 14 08, 4:43 PM

BRY2K

Back-to-school purchases from July through September, retailing's second biggest season after Christmas, this year may climb 1 percent to $38.5 billion, according to the ICSC. That would be the slowest growth since 2001, the New York-based trade group said. Back-to-school shopping is more than an annual marketing event: it typically marks retailers' second-largest season after Christmas. An estimated 75 million kids and young adults are heading back to school this year, but multiple consumer surveys show shoppers are paring back spending plans. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=ag38yMjHY3Vk&refer=home http://my.packexpo.com/NST-9-50085195/U-S-Retail-Reports-for-July-a-Mixed-Bag.aspx Aug 14 08, 4:46 PM