Economy, winter chilling owners of small shops
Small retailers depend on the holiday season to ring up sales, but this past holiday season has proved to be very challenging. Full story
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bleak December sales
Numbers from Wal-Mart, others confirm fears that the holiday season was the weakest in decades. Full story
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Horrid holiday sales capped by dismal Dec.
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In what seemed like a New York-minute, prices of luxury homes in Manhattan are suddenly falling.
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Small retailers struggle in tough season
Like a lot of small retailers, Henry Burton depends heavily on the holiday season to ring up sales, and, like a lot of retailers, this past holiday season proved especially challenging.
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