The 'must have' list.Back-to-school season thrills retailers. If heading back to class instills dread in high school and college students, the opportunity to pick up on the latest trend often proves irresistible. From consumer electronics to clothing to desk supplies, the retailers that do best are the ones that are well stocked with Adj. 1. stocked with - furnished with more than enough; "rivers well stocked with fish"; "a well-stocked store" stocked furnished, equipped - provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority); "a furnished apartment"; the latest hot item. So the Business Journal asks: What's the must have product of the back-to-school season? Scott Meredith Operations Manager See datacenter manager. Bed Bath & Beyond, Studio City It's usually twin extra long sheets or twin extra long down mattress pads and comforters. We also have tote caddies for the showers and hairdryers that are popular. We have low-end products that cater to the college crowd. Lisa Bonar Apparel Manager Anthropologie The mod look is very in. A Sixties retro [Latin, Back; backward; behind.] A prefix used to designate a prior condition or time. look is very much back in style. Pleated skirts and collared shirts is a huge trend. Sunday Mensah Manager Fred Segal Fred Segal is a Los Angeles, California based clothing boutique. There are two stores, one in Hollywood (on Melrose Avenue) and the other in Santa Monica. In 1976, the Hollywood location was purchased by Ron Herman. Sportswear and Kids Love. That's the back to school fashion. That's what everyone needs. For girls, it's been just your basic two-piece zip-up-hoodie with different types of fabric. And for guys, it's just T-shirts and cargos. Jounard Collins Manager Staples, North Hollywood They're all coming in for the basics, like pens, pencils and pencil sharpeners. One hot thing is book socks. They're made of fabric. It comes in a little square pack and it stretches out to cover a book. Tiffany Jones Salesperson Footlocker Jerseys, Timberlands and Puma Romas for the guys in high school. A lot of Jordans for boys. Gary Harris Inventory Manager Best Buy, Westwood Our store is right in front of UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX so we get a lot of college students who are looking to buy personal digital assistants. They really use them for studying and they have the capacity to be used as a note-taker. Greg Faulds Manager Circuit City, Westwood This season is the same as last season--everyone wants a laptop. They're versatile because they're good for study and for down time. Every student needs a CD burner A CD-R machine. See CD-R and USB drive. , and a way to get onto their school's Internet network. And they want bigger screens. The hottest brands right now are Sony and Toshiba because they have the best features for the money. Joan Anderson Marketing Manager Costco, Culver City Culver City, city (1990 pop. 38,793), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1917. It is a center of the U.S. motion-picture industry, whose roots in the city date to c.1915. Its chief manufactures are rubber products and computers. Parents want to put water in their kids' lunches instead of juice now, to get away from all that sugar. Anything that's small and packaged is really popular like granola bars. And a really fun one is those Lunchables, where you get a prepackaged pre·pack·age tr.v. pre·pack·aged, pre·pack·ag·ing, pre·pack·ag·es To wrap or package (a product) before marketing. Adj. 1. meal, but we only sell them in four-packs so it isn't even enough for a full school week. |
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