Just like children need breaks from school, adults need breaks from work — that’s why we encourage time off for you to do what you enjoy and recharge yourself.

It’s important for families to take vacations with their children and have time to relax together. It doesn’t matter if you stay home or travel. What’s important is having quality time together as a family.

With fall just around the corner, it will become more challenging to find focused family time. This is the time of year when you and our customers get prepared to head back to school.

For families, that means buying school supplies, planning lunches, shopping for back-to-school clothes and more. For retailers, it’s time to get our stores ready to meet the needs of busy families by preparing our displays to showcase our products. And we can’t forget to always provide premier service.

The back-to-school season is an exciting time. Most kids look forward to seeing their friends, checking out their new classes and meeting new teachers — and all like the opportunity to learn and grow.

I hope you and your family are having a great summer, and I know many of you are looking forward to beginning a new routine of learning and growing with your children. They are tomorrow’s leaders, and I believe they have the ability to accomplish anything they set their minds to.

Ed Crenshaw
CEO