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Back-to-school shoe prices are up, and families feel the money squeeze

Back-to-school shoe prices are up, and families feel the money squeeze

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August 14th, 2026

Back-to-school shoe prices are up, and families feel the money squeeze

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A 12-year-old from suburban Chicago wanted Nike Minds sneakers.

一個來自芝加哥郊區的12歲男孩想要Nike Minds運動鞋

The shoes say they help people focus better.

這雙鞋它們幫助人們更專心

He and his mother looked online for a lower price.

和媽媽在網上找更便宜的價錢

They did not find one.

他們沒有找到

They bought the last pair in his size.

他們買了他尺寸的最後一雙

The full price was $145.

全價145美元

The boy paid $40 of his own money.

男孩用自己的錢付了40美元

Shoe prices went up 3.2% in the first half of the year.

鞋價在今年上半年上漲了3.2%

That means full-year prices are on track for their fastest rise in 34 years, except for the pandemic years.

這表示全年價格可能創下34年來最快的漲幅,除了疫情那幾年

A footwear trade group said this.

一個鞋類貿易團體說了這件事

Parents say the quality is worse, but the prices are higher.

家長品質變差了價格變高了

One mother said it makes her angry to replace shoes before children grow out of them.

一位媽媽在孩子還沒穿不下之前就要換鞋讓她很生氣

The shoes break too fast.

鞋子得太快了

Kids feel pressure from friends to wear the right brands, said a trend analyst.

一位趨勢分析師孩子們會因為朋友的壓力而穿對的品牌

Shoes are easy to see as a sign of fitting in, she said.

她說鞋子很容易被看作合群的標誌

Wrong shoes or old shoes can make other kids bully you, said one student.

一個學生穿錯鞋子舊鞋子會讓其他孩子欺負你

A school superintendent said she has seen students fix their shoes with duct tape.

一位學校督學她看過學生用膠帶修理他們的鞋子

People are buying fewer pairs of shoes.

人們買的鞋子變少了

Adult shoe pairs sold fell 7% from January through June.

從一月到六月成人鞋子的銷售量下降了百分之七

Children's pairs fell 9%, according to market research firm Circana.

根據市場研究公司Circana兒童鞋子的銷售量下降了百分之九

Stores are giving deals for back-to-school.

商店正在為開學季提供優惠

Secondhand stores say more people want shoes that are gently worn.

二手商店更多人想要穿過但還很新的鞋子

One food service worker said she makes about $700 a week.

一位餐飲服務人員每週大約七百美元

She must say no to new shoes for her daughter.

必須拒絕為女兒買新鞋

Rent costs $2,200 a month.

房租每個月兩千兩百美元

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