1.   Connors stores were hit last year in the bombing campaigns which destroyed Dungannon and Lurgan town centres.

2.   SMART work by Thatcher Tubes, racing against the clock, helped a special toothpaste promotion hit stores in the United States bang on time.

3.   Americans hit the stores in a mad rush for early-bird specials and discounts.

4.   And hitting stores on the day the movie opens will be a Harry Potter videogame from Electronic Arts.

5.   And more will be hitting stores soon.

6.   And when Guiltless Gourmet Tortilla Chips hit the stores three or four years ago, they quickly spawned a number of copycats.

7.   Any collection that includes current examples is bound to contain words that have been forgotten by the time the book hits the stores.

8.   As is the case with Beanies, sometimes you have to just hit a store right to get a Brain or one of the other Yomegas.

9.   As the year draws to a close, one of the more unusual blues releases hits the stores.

10.   As usual, he was vague on when it would be finished and when it might hit stores.