Consumers are still spending cautiously as noted in the Wall Street Journal this week online.wsj.com/ posing a real challenge especially to soft goods retailers in the Logan Circle area who are still squeezed by high rents and lower than expected 2010 sales volumes. Recently The Written Word writtenword.invitations.com downsized and smartly shed their retail business at 1427 P Street NW  moving  to 1926 17th Street, NW. In mid-July, Pacers runpacers.com the highly regarded running specialty retailer, will be moving into the 2,200 square foot space paying more than $10,000 in rent per month to property owner SJG Properties.