Clark County shoppers got an early start on back-to-school shopping this year, many anxious about tariffs.

Two-thirds of shoppers nationwide already began purchasing items for the upcoming school year by early July , according to a survey from the National Retail Federation.

Tracy Peters, senior general manager at Vancouver Mall, said the back-to-school shopping season this year has been more energized than in recent years .

“Families are starting earlier, spending a bit more per trip and placing equal value on style, durability and convenience,” Peters said in an email Wednesday.

Families who walked through the mall this week were laughing and stopping to try on shoes or clothes. Mall patrons could see signs of the times, however. A layaway advertisement hung in one shop window, h

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