The experts are predicting a slow retail season this Christmas.  I was reading on the Time.com website that the experts expect that spending will only rise 2.2% for the Holiday season.  Normally spending rises 4.4% over the Holiday season.  The article explains that the Holiday season accounts for about 40% of the retailers income every year, and that if sales are as low as are expected, a lot of businesses are going to be suffering big time because of it!