21.   The retailers posted slim sales gains during the Christmas season as shoppers, worried about personal debt and job security, cut back.

22.   The Seattle-based Internet retailer posted a net profit for the first time in the fourth quarter last year.

23.   U.S. retailers posted modest sales growth for June, as consumers kept their hands in their pockets.

24.   U.S. retailers posted robust sales in May as consumers continued to show great confidence in the economy by snatching up everything from wardrobes in summer white to pool furniture.

25.   U.S. retailers posted some of their worst December sales gains in a quarter century after fierce price-cutting during the holiday season failed to get shoppers to buy.

26.   U.S. retailers posted their worst December sales gains in at least a decade after fierce price-cutting during the holiday season failed to get shoppers to buy.

27.   But many other retailers posted gains.

28.   Retailers posted modest gains, but auto sales were down.

29.   The measure would also require retailers to post informational signs if they are selling general-use pesticides for residential or commercial application.

30.   The retailer typically posts sales in the low to mid single digits, Potter said.