ID Theft Product » 1084 http://idtheftproduct.com Mailboxes, Shredders, Software & Services Fri, 21 Dec 2007 21:29:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 en Pin the tail on the margins http://idtheftproduct.com/2007/12/06/pin-the-tail-on-the-margins/ http://idtheftproduct.com/2007/12/06/pin-the-tail-on-the-margins/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2007 14:46:04 +0000 admin http://idtheftproduct.com/2007/12/06/pin-the-tail-on-the-margins/ That is what prognosticators will now try doing, as holiday sales have plummeted:

Consumers who picked up bargains in the days after Thanksgiving may feel disinclined to return to shops this year, adding pressure on retailers including Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Cincinnati-based Macy’s Inc. to discount more as the traditional gift-giving of Christmas approaches.

Last week retailers saw the biggest drops in roughly nine months, which is right around the time housing and finance stocks took their first broad-based whacking.


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