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Marketplace · Monday, July 6, 2026

Retailers Launch Back-to-School Sales Earlier Than Ever

Major retailers like Target, Walmart, and Amazon are initiating back-to-school sales earlier in the year than usual. This trend, according to a PwC report, suggests families are expected to spend $922 on supplies, with 47% planning to spend more than last year.

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Target and Walmart and Amazon and most other retailers are rolling out back-to-school sales earlier than usual this year.
Kai Rysdal
PWC, once upon a time known as PricewaterhouseCoopers, says families are going to spend $922 on supplies this year.
47% of those families say they are going to be spending more this year than last.
Heard on Marketplace — “Back-to-school shopping? Already?, published Monday, July 6, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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