11.   So far, MindSpring offers merchandise from Barnes and Noble, PC Flowers, Cyberian Outpost, Garden Escape, Crucial Technology, Virtual Vineyards and Kidtools.

12.   That not only ensures consistency, it means that Talbots can offer merchandise that is available nowhere else.

13.   The merchandise is offered for sale at a steep discount and the mix of goods available changes every day.

14.   The Marlboro brand is also criticized for offering merchandise displaying its logo in exchange for cigarette packages.

15.   Those chains followed through on offering branded merchandise at good prices.

16.   When retailers offered distinctive merchandise, consumers seemed willing to spend money.

17.   The company offered used merchandise to consumers through the Priceline Web site.

18.   The same day Perfect Yardsale Inc., which offered used merchandise through the Priceline Web site, also announced it was going out of business.