It’s that bittersweet time of year again! Where we are saddened by the end of summer, welcome and loathe the cooler weather simultaneously, are super ready for school to once again begin (sort of), moan at the thoughts of making lunch, smile at the idea of a new wardrobe and new beginnings. It’s a wonderful time and an overwhelming time. So let us make things a little easier for you – by offering all your back-to-school needs in one area: Downtown Stratford!
🍎📚 Here’s a little list of things you might be thinking of, all of which you can find on our downtown streets! HOORAY!!
BIA Back-To-School NEEDS
- 👟 Shoes or Runners
- 👚 Clothing (new or re-loved)
- 🩳 Kid Clothing
- 🧥 Jacket
- 👓 Glasses
- 🎒 Backpack
- ✏️ School Supplies
- 🥪 Lunch Box & Supplies
- 🛌 Home Decor & Kitchen Gear (for post-secondary students)
- 💻 Computer and Gear
- 💇♀️ Haircut
- 🪒 Toiletries
Head to our DIRECTORY and plunk in the type of shop you’re looking for. We’re certain to have it.
We followed three school-aged humans around while they shopped for back-to-school gear and this is what they bought…
Rosetta, age 8, Elementary School
- Pens, stickers, supplies – Small Mart Mercantile
- Backpack, pencil case, lunch bag, hair clip – Werk Shop
- Fall/winter clothes, faux fur hat, smaller pack, water bottle – Juno Kids
- Silicone litter-free lunchbox – The Little Green Grocery
- Shopping treat for Rosie – Angela’s Gelato
- Treat for mama – Black Swan Brewery
Arlo, age 13, Highschool
- Sunnies, pencil case and pens, backpack, water bottle – Werk Shop
- Blue lens glasses – Bradshaws
- Fab loafers – White Balmer Shoes
- Sports gear, underwear – Dunny’s Source for Sports
- Fall/winter clothes, hat – The Greenroom
Keara, age 21, University
- Fall boots, boot protector, socks – Wuerth Shoes
- Laptop – Compudoc
- Fall/winter clothes – Harmony, Gruv, Grace
- Apartment essentials – Watsons Chelsea Bazaar
- New glasses – Coles & Keys
