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All in all, though, it looks like another season of discounters. And not only because of low prices.

"Discounters have the built-in advantage of offering apparel and groceries in the same store," Carbonell says. With gas still hovering around $4 a gallon, who wants to make two trips?

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  • Posted By: mjkittredge @ 08/16/2008 10:18:17 PM

    I need to buy things, but can't afford to. If the job market would improve, I'd be right out there shopping, but as it is, even important things are going to have to wait.

  • Posted By: LarGomes @ 08/16/2008 7:21:40 AM

    I can identify with lower traffic at the stores. As a senior living on limited income even I have started shopping through bargains websites like unodeals.com instead of driving (burning gas $$'s) to the stores in hopes of a bargain.

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