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   Retail sales continue steep decline

                A shopper carries an Abercrombie & Fitch bag down Fifth Avenue in New York City on July 9, 2009. The retail clothing chain posted a 32 percent drop in same-sale stores in June.
                                    (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
A shopper carries an Abercrombie & Fitch bag down Fifth Avenue in New York City on July 9, 2009. The retail clothing chain posted a 32 percent drop in same-sale stores in June.

(Mario Tama/Getty Images)