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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Anne DInnocenzio / The Bulletin
August 25, 2009
NEW YORK " To gauge consumers' strain, look no further than the rows and rows of plastic bags awaiting layaway payments at Kmart. They are filled with back-to-school basics " not just T-shirts and jeans but notebooks, magic markers and pencils.
It is unheard of for layaway rooms to be....