thane with very few days left for city schools to reopen students and their parents have set out for shopping for the new academic year be it trendy and fashionable school bags notebooks covers labels water bottles or even uniforms and rainwear everything is being displayed in the city markets the rush for purchasing stationary and other peripherals have increased in the last few days we have already stocked up with all the required items said a stationary trader near thane station traders say that book labels with fancy pictures are doing the rounds krissh chotta bheem ganehsa and hanuman are favourites while even some trendy harry potter series is attracting eyeballs says vinit soni a stationary shop owner the cloth market is also set to ensure they are ready to meet the demands we have cancelled the leaves of our staff to ensure that our clients get their uniforms on time said m patel a garment owner the old city market that abounds with several shops selling rainwear and other peripherals say they expect a good turnout by next week parents are busy with vacations and they will start with their shopping in the first week of june we have variety of umbrellas and rain coats and boots to match the kids tastes we have a wide range of umbrellas for kids starting from rs 100 900 said a shopkeeper in old thane market parents are also gearing up for shopping we have already allocated a decent sum for the shopping of peripherals we will start out touring markets by next week said shilpa vaidya parent of a std v student