Little Style Magazine |NOV/DEC/JAN 2017

FEATURED ARTICLE
It’s time to shop for school!
By Nadia Ghazali
Attention parents!
I repeat, attention!
Why are we spending so much?
It is time to get your kids ready for the next
school year. Love it or hate it, getting your
kids’ wardrobes ready is a serious matter.
Any experienced parent will tell you that
back-to-school (BTS) shopping means shelling
hundreds of dollars and school supplies.
According to the National Retail Federation,
BTS spending has grown 55% over the past
10 years. Although it is easy to attribute this
growth to inflation, one of the most significant
additions to back-to-school spending is actually
technology namely digital teaching and
learning tools such as tablets, smartboards and
eReaders. Even though a piece of technology
is expensive, the biggest portion of your BTS
budget pie is actually clothing and footwear.
This comes to no surprise considering there
are now more high-end fashion houses that
are making clothes and shoes for children
compared to 10 years ago. Designers are also
working with major fashion retailers like
Target and Uniqlo to make their clothing more
affordable and attainable. Like many other
parents, you probably look forward to the day
when your kids exclaim that they are able to
dress themselves up every morning without
mum’s or dad’s help. It does not matter that
their socks do not match each other or that they
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