Merchants get punished in July

Courtesy Economic news - CNNMoney.com  Thu, 08/06/2009 - 08:43

Merchants suffered their second-worst monthly sales of the year in July -- a trend that could signal that the back-to-school shopping season, the second-biggest selling period of the year, will be much weaker than expected.


 

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