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Hot Topics Recap: Back to School 2016
Following are the latest Back to School 2016 news releases and story
ideas for reporters, bloggers and media outlets:
FORT WORTH, Texas--First
Command Reports: Military Families Holding the Line on Back-to-School
Shopping Source: First Command Financial Services, Inc.
NEWARK, Del.--Make
the Most of Your College Visits with Tips and Resources from Sallie Mae
Source: Sallie Mae
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--Record-Setting
School Supply Drive Kicks Off 8th Year of Main
Street America's Partnership with Woodland Acres Elementary School
Source: The Main Street America Group
MARYVILLE, TN--Ruby
Tuesday is Offering 25¢ Lemonades with the Purchase of an Entrée on
National Lemonade Day Source: Ruby Tuesday Inc.
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--Staples
Offers Lowest Prices on Technology with Top Brand Laptops as low as
$249.99 and Free Tech Support with Purchase Source: Staples (News - Alert),
Inc.
MINNEAPOLIS--No
RSVP Needed: Best Buy Celebrates 50th Anniversary with 50 Deals for 50
Hours Source: Best Buy (News - Alert)
WASHINGTON--Back-to-School
Shopping Only at Halfway Mark, Despite Early Start Source:
National Retail Federation
NEW YORK--Barnes
& Noble Introduces the New Samsung Galaxy Tab A NOOK®
Source: Barnes & Noble, Inc.
BOSTON--Surprise
Donation of More Than $435,000 from Staples Funds Local Classroom
Projects through DonorsChoose.org Source: Staples, Inc.
MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif.--SKECHERS
Opens Flagship Retail Store at One World Trade Center Source:
SKECHERS USA, Inc.
SALT LAKE CITY--Waterford
Institute Releases Waterford Early Learning Math and Science, Waterford
SmartStart Curriculum on iPad Source: Waterford Institute
ANN ARBOR, Mich.--Michigan
Ross MBAs Team up with Detroit's Food Community to Solve Business and
Social Issues Source: Stephen M. Ross School of Business at
the University of Michigan
NEW YORK--Grab
Your Wallets, Back-to-School Spending Soars to $1,642, Up 33% from Last
Year Source: American Express
WASHINGTON--Surprise
Donation of More Than $117,000 from Staples Funds Local Classroom
Projects through DonorsChoose.org Source: Staples, Inc.
BENTONVILLE, Ark.--Sam's
Club® Supports Parents by Offering Free Health Screenings for Adults as
Kids Head Back to School Source: Sam's Club
MEDIA
ALERT: Saving Money 101: Tax Free Savings on Back-to-School Shopping
Source: Wolters Kluwer Tax and Accounting
NEW YORK--STORY
Presents "Remember When" Source: Nickelodeon
CHICAGO--Surprise
Donation of More Than $134,000 from Staples Funds Local Classroom
Projects through DonorsChoose.org Source: Staples, Inc.
PHILADELPHIA--Comcast
Announces Six Time Olympic Medal Winner Jackie Joyner-Kersee to Serve as
National Spokeswoman for Internet Essentials Source: Comcast (News - Alert)
Corporation
REDMOND, Wash.--Nintendo
Announces Back-to-School Deals, Offers Some of the Biggest Hits for
Under $20 Source: Nintendo
SAN FRANCISCO--Ebates
Back to School Survey: Buying Name-Brand Clothes and Shopping on a
Budget Top Stressors for Parents and Teens Source: Ebates
SARASOTA, Fla.--Pink
Eye: Top Health Concern for Parents as Kids Head Back to School
Source: RPS Diagnostics
PHOENIX--Jamba
Juice to Award $10,250 in Gardening Grants to Local Phoenix Schools
Source: Jamba, Inc.
CHICAGO--Sprint
Launches Social Campaign, #Sprint2School, to Donate Backpacks and School
Supplies to Students in Need in Chicago Public Schools
Source: Sprint (News - Alert)
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