As Economy Hits Families, Local Company Offers Solution for Back-to-School

DENVER, CO, August 19, 2011 (Press-News.org) As the economy sluggishly rebounds, Plato's Closet (Cheyenne, Fort Collins, Littleton, Colorado Springs) announced today a savings solution for families to address $22.8 billion that is spent each year on back-to-school shopping.

A national survey released by the National Retail Federation reported that the sluggish economy will have a significant impact on back-to-school shopping this year. 43 percent of the survey respondents said that they would have to spend less money on back-to-school shopping this year due to the economy.

Last year, on average, parents spent more than $600 on clothes and supplies in the fall for school. High price back-to-school clothing purchases include jeans (which range from $40-$200), shoes (which range from $30-$100), and sweaters and hoodies (which range from $20-$80). Plato's Closet (Cheyenne, Fort Collins, Littleton, Colorado Springs) can offer the same brands and styles at 70 percent discount as compared to mall retail prices.

"Back-to-school shopping gets more expensive as a child reaches middle school and high school," said Theresa Preston, owner of Plato's Closet Littleton and Colorado Springs. "Teenagers are more attracted to the popular brand that their friends are wearing and don't want to wear generic brands from large discount stores."

Plato's Closet (Cheyenne, Fort Collins, Littleton, Colorado Springs) can offer the following popular girls and guys outfits for a fraction of the price:

Girl school outfit
Mudd Jeans
$12 at Plato's
$25-$40 Department store

Steve Madden Boots
$16 at Plato's
$60-$110 Department store

Abercrombie Sweater
$14 at Plato's
$50-$100 Abercrombie store

Guy School Outfit
BDG Jeans
$14 at Plato's
$40-$60 Department store

Nike Tennis Shoes
$25 at Plato's
$60-$120 Department store

Hollister Hoodie
$12 at Plato's
$40-$65 Hollister store

Plato's Closet (Cheyenne, Ft. Collins, Littleton and Colorado Springs) also buys brand name clothing and recent styles for cash or offers 50 percent more in store credit. This can allow for a parent to clean out their teens closet and get more for back-to-school shopping. Also, since Plato's Closet has hundreds of brands and styles in one place, parents can save time shopping as well.

About Plato's Closet Cheyenne, Ft. Collins, Littleton, CO Springs
Plato's Closet Cheyenne, Ft. Collins, Littleton and Colorado Springs are the Rocky Mountain region's fashion hotspots for teens, 20-somethings and anyone who is brand, style and/or budget conscience. The quality of Plato's Closet's gently used merchandise, their low prices, on-the-spot cash for clothes, constantly changing inventory and on-site fashion experts make it easy, affordable and fun to dress well, stay current and indulge your ever-changing creative style. Check out Plato's Closet on their website, Facebook and Twitter.