http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/jan/09/dark-days-retailers/ http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway010909e.mp3 Dark days for retailers http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/jan/09/dark-days-retailers/ http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/store-closing-flickr-user-atennies94-creative-commons.jpg true 6391 segment For retailers November and December were grim, but they’re likely to look like the good old days compared with the post-holiday months. New York Times reporter Stephanie Rosenbloom joins The Takeaway with her analysis of the alarming facts and figures on retail sales. http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/cache/store-closing-flickr-user-atennies94-creative-commons_26_square.jpg http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/cache/store-closing-flickr-user-atennies94-creative-commons_26_square.jpg