Gwinnett Daily Post | Despite timing, big turnout for tax-free shopping

BUFORD — Asked Saturday what Georgia’s tax-free holiday meant for business, Keith Booker had a question of his own.

“Have you been upstairs?” the store leader for JCPenney’s Mall of Georgia location asked with a grin.

Upstairs — the home of clothing, shoes and accessories — was indeed a back-to-school madhouse Saturday afternoon, as parents braved the crowds to take advantage of the final of two days without a state sales tax.

Booker said about 20 staff members were added for the back-to-school season that includes the tax holiday, and the store also extended hours, added registers and used handheld checkout devices over the weekend.

“Business is phenomenal,” he said.

via Gwinnett Daily Post | Despite timing, big turnout for tax-free shopping.