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Demand for coveted student items boosting US back-to-school spending
Published Wed, Sep 7, 2016 · 09:50 PM
Bengaluru
ALONG with the perennial run on leggings, students returning to America's classrooms this year are making a beeline for retro sneakers, "cold-shoulder" tops, versatile laptops and USB drives.
Demand for those hot-ticket items is helping to push back-to-school spending to its fastest growth in four years, a boon for retailers in their second most important season.
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