The threat of war with Iraq weighs on Americans' minds, but it hasn't kept them from the malls.
And if the Gulf War back in 1991 is any indication, it won't keep Americans from shopping in the future.
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Britt Beemer, chairman of America's Research Group of South Carolina, believes that if a war arrives before Christmas it will devastate retailers and the economy.

"If it were televised at the same level as the Gulf War, you could see a 15 percent decline in sales because people would say, 'I'm not going to shop, I'm not going to miss this,' " Beemer said.

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