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Photo Review of the Best and Worst News and Results from U.S. Retail Industry

Highs Were High and Lows Were Low for the U.S. Retail Industry in 2009

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Best and Worst News and Results from U.S. Retail Industry in 2009

The highs were high, but the lows were lower, the threats were real, the fears were justified, the news was bad, the results were worse, and no chain in the U.S. retail industry was unscathed by the Great Recession of 2009.

Despite a seemingly endless stream of the worst news and worst business results that anyone could imagine coming from the U.S. retail industry in 2009, there were glimmers of hope that emerged in the form of strong leadership, good choices, positive changes, and an elite group of U.S. retailers that defied recession to create some of the best news and results in the history of their companies.

Click through this photo gallery to review some of the most significant retail results of the year and remember the best and the worst of U.S. retailing in 2009.
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Smashburger's Best - Local Personalization Creates Fanatic Customer AppealBlockbuster - Worst Downsizing News and Results in 2009Pizza Fusion - Best Green Retailing Practices in the U.S. Retail Industry, 2009 Dillard's - Worst Long-Term Retail Declines of 2009 and Beyond
Aeropostale - Definitively the Best Same Store Sales Results in 2009 Circuit City - Worst Retail Bankruptcy and Liquidation News in 2009Dollar General - Best Leveraging of the Recession in 2009General Motors - Worst Retail Chapter 11, Closing and Layoff News in 2009
EcoShoppe - Best New Concept Store for Sustainability and Relevance in 2009
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