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Retailers slash prices, but at what cost?

Published September 7, 2008, 12:03 pm, The Times of Northwest Indiana

NEW YORK | In a bid to pull hesitant shoppers into their stores, retailers are slashing prices on everything from jeans to dinnerware. But those fat discounts will likely come at a big cost for the companies.

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