Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 37 profit margins 35 revenue 34 economic downturn 33 profitability 33 downturn 33 sales 33 market 32 industrywide 32 revenues 31 housing slump 31 industry 31 discounters 30 markets 30 steep declines 30 sluggish 29 slowdown 29 upswing 29 demand 29 uptick 29 pricing pressures 27 falloff 27 upturn 27 drugmakers 27 slumping 27 homebuilders 27 discounter 27 recession 26 Great Recession 26 oversupply 26 deepening recession 25 overcapacity 25 seasonality 25 discretionary spending 25 headwinds 25 stiff competition 25 economic downturns 25 retailers 25 economy 25 pricier 24 lagging 24 cyclical 24 recessionary 24 growth 24 prices 24 Recession 24 softness 24 Deals 24 write downs 23 downturns 23 fiscal 23 overpriced 23 sluggishness 23 slowing 22 Amazon.com 22 mortgage defaults 22 Layoffs 22 sector 22 bankruptcy filing 22 layaway 22 highly leveraged 22 buy 22 skyrocketing 22 cutbacks 22 resale 22 declines 21 decline 21 loan defaults 21 layoffs 21 consumers 21 discounting 21 bargains 21 financial straits 21 slump 21 pricing 21 pricey 21 businesses 20 credit crunch 20 declining 20 restructuring 20 glut 20 double whammy 20 stay afloat 20 discounts 20 sell 20 commodity prices 20 cheaply 20 wholesalers 20 financial 20 business 20 price 20 deepest recession 20 discounted 19 JC Penney Co. 19 weakening 19 leases 19 deceleration 19 purchases 19 subprime mortgage crisis 19 souring 19 plummeting 19 financially