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1. 新学期時期の売り上げ低下
Saturday, August 15, 2009 Compiled 2 AM E.T.
1. Retailers See Slowing Sales in Back-to-School Season By STEPHANIE ROSENBLOOM
Halfway through the back-to-school shopping season, predictions of the worst performance for stores in more than a decade are yet another sign that consumers are clinging to every dollar.
新学期商戦も半分を過ぎた所で, 過去十数年で最悪の売れ行きになるとの見方が,消費者の払い渋りを表している.