Insight ReportUS Back to School 2021: Rising Covid-19 Cases Threaten To Derail a Return to Classes Coresight Research August 23, 2021 Reasons to ReadAs part of our US Back to School 2021 series, we discuss three key influences on spending this season, using proprietary US consumer survey findings. We explore expectations and implications around the Child Tax Credit, a return to in-person classes and uncertainty around school reopenings—as the spread of the Covid-19 Delta variant casts a shadow over the back-to-school season. Read our previous report in the US Back to School 2021 series for our estimates around digital and physical sales, in-store traffic and e-commerce penetration. Contents (Click to navigate) What’s the Story? Why It Matters Rising Covid-19 Cases Threaten To Derail a Return to Classes: In Detail 1. The Child Tax Credit 2. A Return to In-Person Classes 3. Uncertainty Around School Reopenings What We Think Already a subscriber? Log in You are currently viewing a preview of this report. Please select an access option to view the full report. Hide Options - Show Options + Get unlimited access to all our research with one of our subscription plans. View Subscription Plans or Contact us to purchase this report. Contact us ✕ This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: Coresight Research Agenda for 2026—Retail’s Strategic Imperatives: Premium Subscriber CallNRF 2026: Retail’s Big Show—Day 3—Agentic Commerce Expectations, Marketplace Best Practices and Disciplined Brand Transformation2026 Sector Outlook: US Drugstore Retailing—Strong Volume Growth amid Margin PressureWeekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 52: Nearly 1,100 UK Stores Shut Their Doors in 2025
