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Outlooks point to painful holiday for retailers
Nov 14 2008, AP

“Grim” seemed an understatement for the retail sector, as J.C. Penney Co. and Abercrombie & Fitch Co. both posted quarterly profits Friday that fell by about half, and gave outlooks for the rest of the year that were far below Wall street expectations.

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