August 24, 2009
By the ZippyCart Shopping Carts Content Team
With some schools starting today and others ready to start in the next month, many students are still not done with all the back to school shopping they need. In fact, many parents or students have not even started to shop for school clothes and supplies. Luckily online shopping is a great way to not only get a deal, but also to save time. Busy parents can visit numerous online stores all in one day without ever leaving their home.
Before all of these online purchases take place, many school shoppers are taking time to do a bit of research when making their final decisions. Some choose to use shopping comparison sites like PriceGrabber.com, Shopzilla.com, or NexTag.com to research school supplies and clothes while others are hunting down items in the discount or outlet sections of their favorite online stores. In addition many are looking for coupon or discount codes to try and help them get the best deal possible. College students needing textbooks have also been shopping around online to save money by getting the best deal at sites like Half.com or ecampus.com and even renting textbooks via Chegg.com.
Some of the all around favorite websites for back to school shopping so far this season have been big online retail sites like Wal-Mart and Target followed somewhat more distantly by JCPenney, Staples, and Kohl’s. While it is very important for online shoppers to want to get a bargain, it is also helpful for them to buy from a brand they know and trust which is why it makes sense these five retailers made the list.
Amy is the co-founder of ZippyCart. She went to school for film in Cleveland, Ohio and ended up working in the field of viral video marketing, which eventually led her to her real profession: SEO. When she's not writing for ZippyCart, she can be found out and about Seattle, WA.
