The nation’s economy, as measured by gross national product (GNP), grew at a modest 1.8 percent pace in the first quarter of 2011, a sharp drop-off from the 3.1 percent rate in the final three months of last year, and nearly all the companies at the top of STORES annual Top 100 Retailers list are calling for tempered expectations about results for the remainder of this year.
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