Consumers looking for deals turned to Amazon, in addition to retailers including Target, Walmart, and Best Buy.

Mass market retailers are plying shoppers with offers for back-to-school essentials at affordable prices and marketing “buy now, pay later” services.

CNN Underscored deals editors found the best deals from Best Buy’s back-to-school sale, including savings on Apple MacBooks, Windows laptops and dorm essentials.

According to a recent survey, 63% of U.S. shoppers plan to participate in back-to-school shopping. But with inflation and higher living expenses weighing on many, parents are more cost-conscious.

Best Buy’s sale runs July 7-13, overlapping with Amazon’s extended Prime Day offerings July 8 to 11. Target’s Circle Week ...

Back-to-school shoppers face higher prices in 2025, with many cutting spending and adjusting habits due to inflation, tariffs ...

July has historically been a slower month for retailers, but families have begun school shopping earlier in recent years, ...

Mass market retailers in the U.S. are plying shoppers with offers for computers, clothes and other back-to-school essentials at affordable prices. To seal the deal, they are marketing “buy now, pay ...