UK back-to-school market set to reach GBP1.7bn this year

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UK shoppers are set to spend GBP1.7bn (US$2.1bn) on back-to-school items in 2019, with the market forecast to grow by 1.5% - only slightly outperforming the annual rise in the number of pupils due to population growth, new research suggests.