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Archive Home > 2009 > August > 25 > School’s start has buyers putting basics on layaway

School’s start has buyers putting basics on layaway

Kmart’s program sees a record number of shoppers as summer winds down

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....

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