<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081009/ap_on_bi_ge/retail_sales"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20081009/capt.1fe111ca028b4b94b7c03e1054a5bf53.abercrombie_ fitch_sales_nybz167.jpg?x=130&y=106&q=85&sig=_0sPQ jsXWF1lKoG0dlthHg--" align="left" height="106" width="130" alt="In this Aug. 12, 2008 file photo, shoppers walk in front of a Abercrombie & Fitch store in San Jose, Calif. Teen apparel retailer Abercrombie & Fitch Co. said Thursday, Oct. 9, 2008, that its September same-store sales dropped 14 percent, more than quadruple the drop Wall Street expected. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Dismal September sales results from mall-based apparel chains, released Thursday, offered more fresh evidence that American consumers, spooked by the financial meltdown, shut their wallets tight last month.</p><br clear="all"/>

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