To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Share Embed Share URL Video File Node URL Embed Code <iframe title="MRC TV video player" width="640" height="360" src="https://www.mrctv.org/embed/32931" allowfullscreen></iframe> Some journalists have even warned that slower consumer spending could result in economic recession. But gloomy holiday sales reporting is a theme in the media, going back to the 2006 and 2005 Christmas shopping seasons.