“Marni, on real estate, no change. We expect to open 100 locations, and that's 41 stores over the balance of the year.”

In context

“he AUR because it's just a different product base, and we couldn't get the supply we needed last year. So those would be my 2 main call-outs on that. Operator: Our final question comes from the line of Marni Shapiro with Retail Tracker. Marni Shapiro: Can you just give a quick update? Are there any changes on the store openings for this year? And then, Barbara, I have a bigger picture question just about the use of packaways in back-to-school. As kids are going back to school, do you think you are well set up in uniform and what they need for back-to-school? And are you seeing a difference in the way she's shopping? Meaning is she buying what she needs and holding off on what she wants? Maybe the new fashion top, but her kids are getting her back-to-school clothing. Michael Hartshorn: Marni, on real estate, no change. We expect to open 100 locations, and that's 41 stores over the balance of the year. Barbara Rentler: And in terms of back-to-school, I would -- she bought -- she's buying definitely the necessities. She is buying uniforms and backpacks and all of those products. I also think that part of what she bought for back-to-school was she might have bought her child shorts when people started taking markdowns on, let's say, denim shorts earlier. So I think it's kind of a mixed bag. But I think if we were historically talking about back-to-school over time, the customer has bought merchandise much closer to the time they go to school or immediately after they get in school. It's hard to tell now with the pandemic, right? So that would also [indiscernible] and so I think it's a combination of both. But it's been very hard to read without having 2 or 3 years of any real history”