Facts: Smart Cookie Co$,,$ a private company, has announced plans to sell its Retail division's four stores, along with announcing the planned layoffs of the Retail division's employees. Prior to the closure, the retail stores sold fresh$-$baked cookies directly to customers in stand$-$alone retail stores. Also, prior to the closure, Management separately monitored the forecasts and results of the Retail division, apart from its Wholesale division. Management has hired a commercial real estate broker to locate a buyer for the properties, and management expects that the properties will be under contract within the next six months. Following the sale, Smart Cookie plans to shift its focus to its Wholesale division, which sells prepackaged cookies to retail stores. Evaluate whether the Retail division should be reported as a discontinued operation in Smart Cookie's financial statements, and, is so$,$ what implications this has on Smart Cookie's income statement and balance sheet presentation.

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Evaluate whether the Retail division should be reported as a discontinued operation in Smart Cookie's financial statements, and, is so$,$ what implications this has on Smart Cookie's income statement and balance sheet presentation.