Retailers trimming back merchandise; Stores controlling inventory as consumer spending falls
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AP | Source: MSNBC
Overall, the U.S. retail industry is bracing for its bleakest times since the 1991 recession.
…. “We are looking at recession levels of spending for consumers,” said Frank Badillo, vice president and senior retail economist at consulting company Retail Forward. “It’s clearly a difficult environment for retailers that is going to continue for the better part of the year.”
Consumers — weighed down by rising gas and food prices, an escalating credit crisis and slumping housing prices — are expected to hunker down for at least the first half of the year.
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