After an upbeat spring driven by consumers on long-withheld shopping sprees, retailers are feeling the hit as something of a hangover sets in and the bills hit mailboxes across America.

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The company is forecasting a 30% increase in sales of the product by next spring, driven in large part by consumers seeking new ways to divide space in the home.

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