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When consumers close their wallets, as they are now, it's tough being a retailer. The share prices of retailers have mirrored the tumble in the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index. Of the 177 publicly traded retailing companies, 87 percent slid in price from Jan. 2 to Oct. 20. But some have bucked the trend -- mostly companies that sell discounted or small-ticket items for the home. Kirkland's, which sells home decor and holiday products, is up 109 percent. Dollar Tree, merchandiser of $1 items, is up 37 percent. 99 Cents Only Stores is up 33 percent.
