In this Sept. 4, 2009 photo, the Whirlpool logo is shown on a clothes washer at P.C. Richard & Son appliance store in New York. Whirlpool said Friday, Oct. 23, 2009, its third-quarter profit fell 47 percent as the world ...

In this Sept. 4, 2000 photo, Patricia Johnson shops for a washer and dryer at P.C. Richard & Son appliance store in New York. The Commerce Department said Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009, retail sales declined 1.5 percent in September ...

In this photo made Friday, Sept. 4, 2009, customers shop for flat screen televisions at a P.C. Richard & Son appliance store in New York. The Commerce Department said Tuesday, Sept. 15, retail sales rise more than expected in August; sales excluding autos up 1.1 percent.(AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)

Jan 20, 2009 - Manhattan, New York, USA - People watch the Inauguration of President-Elect Barack Obama as the 44th President on televisions at P.C. Richard & Son on 14th Street in Union Square