Back to School

Consumers facing inflation concerns and worries of future tariffs on products from Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) could be in for a surprise sale during July and August, thanks to annual state sales tax holidays in participating states. What Happened: Each year, many states offer sales tax-free shopping...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) once again offering lower prices on its products for college students heading back to school in the fall through its yearly Higher Education Offer, formerly known as its Back To School promotion. The global sales drive, which has a new name to communicate its exclusive...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) could soon launch its annual Back to School promotion for university students in the U.S. and Canada, according to the ads that are making rounds on social media. What Happened: On Instagram, Apple has been promoting its Macs to college and university ...

The COVID-19 pandemic caused disruptions to the back-to-school shopping season in 2020 as parents braced for hybrid and at-home learning. With many schools expecting to resume in-person learning in 2021, the back-to-school shopping season could be a potential boon for retailers....

Children and teens may or may not return to school in the coming weeks, so parents are likely to hold off on back to school purchases for the time being, SW Retail Advisors President Stacey Widlitz said on CNBC's "Worldwide Exchange." Back-To-School Winners: If the school year doesn...

Shares of Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) gained more than 6 percent early Wednesday morning after the company reported its third quarter results. EPS of $1.04 beat estimates by $0.21 per share. Revenue of $16.44 billion was$0.14 billion more than expected. Comparable store sales fell 0....

Back-to-school takes on a whole new meaning for retail investors who are concerned with the performances of companies in their portfolio throughout the very busy shopping season. According to analysts at Jefferies, promotional activity they observed at store visits were higher sequentially this...

Rubicon Project Inc (NYSE: RUBI) released its second annual Back-to-School Consumer Pulse Survey. Back-to-School shopping is expected to see a spending of more than $40 billion and the parents would be shopping earlier. Rubicon said its survey focused on the purchasing intent, as well as the...

As earning season comes to an end (with just a small handful of retailers yet to report), Susan Anderson of FBR & Co. offered what she described as "numerous valuable tidbits of information" in department store, mass, and sporting goods retailers over the past week. Anderson...

In a report published Friday, MKM Partners analyst Patrick McKeever reviewed Koh's Corporation (NYSE: KSS)'s second-quarter results, noting that it was overall "disappointing," even though comps were positive for the third quarter in a row. According to McKeever, Kohl's third straight quarter of...

It may still be summer, but as far as retailers are concerned, it's time to get ready to go back to school. Retailers already gearing up include Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT), Disney (NYSE: DIS), Kohl’s (NYSE: KSS), Target (NYSE: TGT) and J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP...

Fashion retailer Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF) is slated to report second-quarter earnings on Wednesday, August 15 before market open. Wall Street analysts expect earnings per share (EPS) of $0.17 on revenue of $995.7 million. Abercrombie reported EPS of $0.03 in the previous quarter,...