This morning our 6-year-old daughter was watching a few programs on “ABC Kids”. Club Libby Lu’s “FAB-U-LUS” Back-to-School makeover commercial must have run at least 10 times. And, it probably would have gone by me unnoticed if my daughter hadn’t expressed her exasperation at being subjected to this advertising onslaught after seeing it for the …

Hello!  I hope you found us.  By way of introduction, we post “Sales At A Glance” every Monday and Thursday.  We subscribe to all the Emails and catalogs, and research all the stores and websites bi-weekly to update you on the latest sales — so you don’t have too! At a glance, you can scan …

I came across an interesting article today to share with you. A recent study of Moms who are back-to-school shopping for their children this year predict an increase in spending over last year. This caught my attention – who would have thought? Given the state of the economy, gas prices, etc., that this particular area …

In January 2008, American Eagle announced plans for an Infant to 10 Year old children’s clothing line. “77 Kids” stores are scheduled to opening in 2009, and the brand is scheduled for debut this fall. Email subscribers received a noticed on August 7th that the 77 Day countdown to the grand opening of 77 Kids …

Is the Back-to-School season already past tense? You would think so! Some retailers have already moved Back-to-School inventory to their Sales this week, such as Old Navy and The Children’s Place. Need I remind you that August is the best time to find deep discounts on Summer merchandise? I am big fan of buying a …

What little girl doesn’t look absolutely adorable in a cool summer dress? With plenty of summer still left, back-to-school time in many parts of the country can still be quite hot.  This means that she’ll want to wear her comfy, favorite summer dress for several months to come. Moxie Kids has some ideas for finding …

A friend of Loobalee, Melissa, was a top-notch seller on eBay. In our community, she is considered a go-to expert on anything and everything eBay. So, we were astonished when she told us she was closing her eBay account. For 6 years Melissa enjoyed a 100% positive feedback rating and sold countless items, from obsolete …

Well, it seems as though Summer was behind us — at least from a Shopping season perspective. When we began reporting Sales At A Glance in March, the Summer season was just getting in full swing. Wow — it flew by so fast. Retailers are all now focused on promoting Back to School merchandise for …

I haven’t seen this advertised, and I’ve been waiting on the “1st 2 Know” email list all Summer, but today I visited ShopJustice.com and found them Open for business! Did I miss a press release? I don’t think so. I searched Google and visited TweenBrands.com but didn’t find any news or announcements. So, as far …