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Why Student Loans Are Retail’s Latest Headache

The three-year pause on student loan interest accruement has ended, which will likely curb consumer spending. Retailers resilient to the shock will be those that offer a distinct assortment of products while conveying a sense of value.
Forty-five million American consumers will have to account for a new expense this fall as the three-year pause on student loan interest accruement ends. Retailers resilient to the shock will be those that offer a distinct assortment of products while conveying a sense of value.
Forty-five million American consumers will have to account for a new expense this fall as the three-year pause on student loan interest accruement ends. Retailers resilient to the shock will be those that offer a distinct assortment of products while conveying a sense of value. (Getty Images)

Mass retailers may have skirted a full-blown spending freeze this year, but trouble is looming on the horizon.

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