With all the cool trade shows happening lately, retailers should be keeping a keen eye out for new back-to-school products. It’s never too early to start preparing, and you want to make sure you have products out on the floor with plenty of time before school starts! After all, consumers start their back-to-school shopping as early as July.
To keep retailers ahead of the game, here are some hot and trending back-to-school products that will be on every shopper’s list:
Girl Squad Notebooks
Spread good vibes to all your customers with these uplifting notebooks. With quotes including “Yes girl, you can” and “Strong,” these notebooks are the perfect way to help any school girl get through the day. They also come in four brightly colored designs.
Inkology, LLC
Tel.: 561-826-3492
www.inkologyinc.com
Mainstreet Mini Backpack
This stylish and surprisingly spacious backpack is perfect for college students. It’s modern and laid back look is perfect for adults, and they can still bring all the essentials to class. They come in three classic colors: blue, grey and black, and the shoulder straps are adjustable.
DM Merchandising Inc
Tel.: 800-548-6784
www.247dm.com
Brown Bear Lunch Bag
This adorable little lunch bag is perfect for both boys and girls. Helping to keep their lunch fresh and together, the bag also comes with a side pocket for holding water bottles. To complete the ensemble, the zipper is also shaped like a fish. Six lunch bags come in one order.
Happy House NYC, Inc.
Tel.: 718-386-8008
www.wholesalecentral.com/happyhouse/store.cfm
Stainless Steel Tumblers
They’re bold, they’re colorful, and they’ll last a long time! These beauties have a 24oz capacity, keeping students hydrated all day long. The stainless steel keeps the bottles durable throughout getting banged up in lockers, backpacks, sports practices, and anything else the world has to throw at them.
BEWALTZ
Tel.: 909-295-9156
www.bewaltzwholesale.com
Light Up Floating Pebble Pens
Everyone will be excited to start taking notes with these light up pens. The clear pebbles illuminate with the color of the LED lights, and they float back and forth as the user changes the pen’s position. There are 7 different colors to view constantly, or you can pick the rainbow setting which cycles through every color.
Magic Matt’s Brilliant Blinkys
Tel.: 415-261-0675
blinkee.com