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SMALL RETAILERS FEEL SHARPER PINCH. ?Although the recession has been a struggle for all U.S. retail?

By Glenn Reynolds

SMALL RETAILERS FEEL SHARPER PINCH. “Although the recession has been a struggle for all U.S. retailers, there is evidence that it has been especially difficult for the nation?s smaller, independent retailers. With Americans cutting back drastically on their spending, some stores have lost business as shoppers have turned to cheaper discount chains, while others have found that their customers have simply gone without the kind of discretionary items some small retailers sell.”

Full post as published by Instapundit.com on September 01, 2009 (boomark / email).