1.   And there was plain bad luck, as when two big retail clients, Hills and Child World, went bankrupt.

2.   After-hours trading activity by retail brokerage clients has been extremely light, analysts said.

3.   All of our retail clients.

4.   By contrast, January is usually the strongest month for new fund purchases, as companies launch or beef up corporate retirement plans and retail clients reallocate savings.

5.   Consolo, who bids on store spaces for retail clients, makes it her business to know how well purveyors of expensive clothes do once they land on Fifth.

6.   He admits some core retail clients had concerns.

7.   It also offers an atrium space that will be available for a retail client whose rent would help cover expenses.

8.   It is more diverse, trading with institutional investors, arranging stock and bond sales and advising in corporate mergers as well as serving retail clients.

9.   Matsui, which specializes in individual investors, hopes to persuade retail clients to use options, Sato said.

10.   Retail clients are likely to be the only investors willing to lend to Venezuela in the current climate, with institutional investors steering clear, bankers said.