Fri Nov 20 12:41:00 -0500 2009

CNBC (New York)

- You might want to snatch up that netbook for Dad and those UGG boots your daughter has been ogling over pretty quickly this holiday season.

Throughout the year, retailers have trimmed inventory levels by an estimated 4.5 percent from 2008, according to Telsey Advisory Group. That estimate covers the nation’s largest discounters, department stores, hardlines merchants, and specialty apparel retailers.

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