so my expectrations.. they would suffer more than discounters. as this recession drags on... most analysts are doubtful we'll see a strong rebound in consumer spending any time soon. you keep looking at retail numbers.. bad weather.. excuses.. fact is sales are bad.. not evidence right now that we all want upside.. but no evidience that it's coming experts say job losses and housing prices are 2 factors that are likely to influence the way consumers feel and until we see those stabilize consumers are not likely to go back to the shopping stores in any big way. the fate of lender c-i-t may be sealed before the end of the day. the company has been struggling, facing a billion dollar bond payment next month and it has been unable to get help from the government. c-i- t stock has fallen below one dollar a share over bankruptcy worries as the company gave its bondholders a day to come up with rescue financing...to the tune of $2 billion to $4 billion dollars, according to reports. while c-i-t is not a huge bank, it has been an active lender to small businesses that use their inven