BACK TO SCHOOL SHOPPING EXPECTED TO RISE THIS YEAR
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 at 1:52PM A Consumer Pulse survey of parents of K-12 and college students found that 56% of respondents plan to spend more money per child this year on back-to-school supplies.
K-12 parents plan to spend an average of $873 per student, while parents of college students plan to spend more than $1,100 per student. 38% of parents intend to purchase technology products, on average spending $400 compared to $278 on apparel. Technology products are needed as student use of technology in the classroom increases, requiring parents to buy laptops, tablets and mobile phones.
61% of those surveyed said store sales and promotions will be the main determinant of when and where they will do their back-to-school shopping. 74% of parents said they prefer to shop at big box retailers or chains to get a better deal.
Online shopping and mobile shopping are increasing with parents. 50% of the parents had clicked on an online ad in the past 7 days and 48% had clicked on a mobile ad. Over 40% of parents stated they made a purchase within the past week based on a mobile or online ad.
Source: Retailing Today