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July sales slump across large retailers report
New York AP reports July sales slid for Roebuck Sears and others with Sears down 0.8 percent and Penney and Woolworth dipping slightly. Kmart posted a 4.4 percent rise from 1961 while Ward and others fell, reflecting cautious consumer buying amid recession concerns. Total year totals show modest gains overall.
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NEW York
Roebuck and Co
Paretay
Sears
Kmart
J.C. Penney
F.W. Woolworth
Edward R. Telling
Bernard M. Fauber
Fauber
Troy
Mich
J.C. Penney Co
Penney
Woolworth
Montgomery Ward & Co
Chicago
Ward