https://freerepublic.com/tag/marketdownturn/ en-us Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:49:16 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2130685/posts U.S. holiday retail sales will fall 1 percent this year, according to America's Research Group, marking the first time the research firm has forecast a decline in almost a quarter century of surveys. "This year looks so bad that even normally good signs for retail sales, such as more Americans staying home this Christmas, can't save the season for retailers," said C. Britt Beemer, CEO and founder of the research group, in a news release. CNBC https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2130685/posts#comment Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:49:16 GMT