http://www.moneymorning.com/2008/06/30/consumer-spending-strong-but-will-it-last/ Investment News Provider Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:36:16 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.moneymorning.com/2008/06/30/consumer-spending-strong-but-will-it-last/comment-page-1/#comment-11647 Casual Dining Restaurants Suffer from Slackening Consumer Spending Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:30:06 +0000 http://www.moneymorning.com/2008/06/30/consumer-spending-strong-but-will-it-last/#comment-11647 [...] Same-store sales were flat in 2006, down 1.1% in 2007, and down 1.1% year-to-date, Collier said, although there was a slight bump in May, mainly attributed to the government issued stimulus checks. [...] [...] Same-store sales were flat in 2006, down 1.1% in 2007, and down 1.1% year-to-date, Collier said, although there was a slight bump in May, mainly attributed to the government issued stimulus checks. [...]

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