Video: Rotten Holiday Season for Retailers

A weak economy and strong winter storms brought total retail sales down between 5.5 percent and 8 percent from a year ago, according to preliminary data from SpendingPulse.

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Video: Last-minute Shoppers Won't Save Christmas

After limping through a holiday season expected to be the worst in decades, the nation's stores made it to Christmas with little to celebrate. Americans are too worried about their jobs and the recession to do much shopping.

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