Sale Season

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The Post thinks we're in for another spell of non-stop discounts at big stores. "After splurging on full-price fashions early in the spring, consumers have lately are scouring stores for bargains. The recent slowdown has caught many chains by surprise, raising the odds that heavy discounting will become routine in stores until years' end." [NYP]