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Back-To-School 2025 Deals: More Families Shopping Early To Dodge Rising Prices Back-To-School 2025 Deals: More Families Shopping Early To Dodge Rising Prices
Back-To-School 2025 Deals: More Families Shopping Early To Dodge Rising Prices Most families are already hunting for back-to-school deals in the summer heat. Roughly two-thirds (67%) of families with children in kindergarten through 12th grade had started shopping by early July, according to the National Retail Federation. That's up from 55% in 2024 and the highest level since NRF began tracking early shopping in 2018. More than half (51%) of families said they're shopping ahead of time because they expect prices to rise due to President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs. "Consumers are being mindful of the potential impacts of tariffs and inflation on b…

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by Chris Spiker
Business
Easy Button Returns: How Staples Reimagined 2000s Icon In Social Media Era Easy Button Returns: How Staples Reimagined 2000s Icon In Social Media Era
Easy Button Returns: How Staples Reimagined 2000s Icon In Social Media Era Struggling to think of ways to celebrate a 20th birthday or anniversary? For Staples, "that was easy." Staples is reviving its iconic Easy Button used in many advertising campaigns in the 2000s. The office supply retailer based in Framingham, Massachusetts, announced the red button's comeback in a news release on Wednesday, May 28. Originally launched in 2005, the Easy Button was a huge sensation in offices and schools nationwide. The catchphrase, "That was easy," grew into a widely known pop culture reference in the 2000s, far beyond shoppers looking for pens or printers. Staples is tryin…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
PA Man Struck Dead In Staples Parking Lot: Police PA Man Struck Dead In Staples Parking Lot: Police
PA Man Struck Dead In Staples Parking Lot: Police A man was struck dead in Pennsylvania Staples parking lot, police announced on Wednesday night, on Oct. 23.  The elderly King of Prussia man was struck in a Staples parking lot, located at 1844 Ridge Pike in Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County, at 12:15 p.m., police detailed in the release.  There are multiple marked crosswalks in the parking lot, as shown on Google Maps Street View, but it is unknown if he was walking in one.  He was pronounced dead at the scene, the police explained. "The driver of the striking vehicle has been fully cooperative with authorities …

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Bucks County Police Seek ID For Staples Printer Thief Bucks County Police Seek ID For Staples Printer Thief
Bucks County Police Seek ID For Staples Printer Thief Police in Bucks County are seeking the public's help identifying a man who they say stole a printer from a local Staples store. Surveillance footage shows the man leaving the store with an HP printer valued at $229, Lower Southampton Township police said. The suspect was last seen getting into a gray Kia Sorento that fled toward Bustleton Pike, police said. If anyone has information regarding the identity of the suspect, they are encouraged to contact Lower Southampton Township police at (215)-357-1235 or submit an anonymous tip on the CRIMEWATCH website.

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by Nicole Acosta