<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080515/bs_nm/usa_retail_results_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080516/2008_05_15t165312_450x330_us_nordstrom.jpg?x=130&y =95&q=85&sig=DjhHrSyEE28EF6NmpArrow--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="Shoppers walk at the entrance of the Nordstrom store in Broomfield, Colorado June 7, 2007. (Rick Wilking/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The weak economy took its toll on
department stores on Thursday, as retailers Nordstrom, Kohl's
and J.C. Penney reported lower first-quarter net profits, with
all citing challenges stemming from the weakened U.S. economy.</p><br clear="all"/>
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Department store sales weak, but beat Street
(Reuters)