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Wary Consumers Spell Trouble for Retailers

71% miss projections, worst showing since September of 2000

By Harry Kimball,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 9, 2008 4:42 PM CDT

(Newser) – With the holiday season looming, retailers' only hope may be a genuine Christmas miracle. In reports on last month's business, 71% of retailers missed sales and profits estimates, making it the worst September since data collection began in 2000, MarketWatch reports. Experts widely attributed the...   Read full story »

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