Apparel spending slides in May: SpendingPulse
(Reuters)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080604/2008_06_04t011731_291x450_us_retail_apparel_survey.jpg?x=84&y=130&q=85&sig=PuHnSfOKnD2x71zAx9.48Q--" align="left" height="130" width="84" alt="A customer shops for clothing in an undated file photo. (Alexandra Winkler/Reuters)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080604/bs_nm/retail_apparel_survey_dc)Reuters - Consumer spending on apparel and
footwear slid during May as buyers scaled back on discretionary
purchases amid a sluggish U.S. economic environment, according
to a SpendingPulse report released on Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
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