<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081008/ap_on_bi_ge/retail_sales"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20081008/capt.8a83cb580c1a4547ad62c37442993f34.retail_sales _jc_pennys_nybz157.jpg?x=81&y=130&q=85&sig=mqb9PjD TLnTRlcaTv8sZ7g--" align="left" height="130" width="81" alt="In this Aug. 12, 2008 file photo, consumers enter and exit JC Penney's department store in Pleasanton, Calif. J.C. Penney Co. said Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008, that its September same-store sales sagged 12.4 percent, due to worsening economic and financial conditions. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - American consumers went into hiding in September, leaving retailers with dismal sales and an uncertain future well beyond the holiday season as the fallout from the financial meltdown pushes spending even lower.</p><br clear="all"/>

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