NEW YORK , American consumers went into hiding in September, leaving retailers with dismal sales and an uncertain future well beyond the holiday season as the fallout from the financial meltdown pushes spending even lower. As retailers reported monthly sales figures Wednesday, even discounters weren’t immune to shoppers’ mounting worries about financial security. For the full story visit www.venturacountystar.com/news/2008/oct/09/financial-crisis-discounters-other-stores-are-in/
Discounters, other stores are hit hard Retailers, mired in slump, cut holiday orders
