61.   Shoppers from Washington and surrounding Maryland suburbs drive to Rockville Pike to shop at its many strip shopping centers and discount retailers.

62.   Still, American consumers are increasingly spending their paychecks at discount retailers, according to the International Council of Shopping Centers.

63.   The changes followed a yearlong drop in earnings as sales slowed and discount retailers such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc. sold more toys.

64.   The changes came after a yearlong drop in earnings as sales slowed and discount retailers such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc. sold more toys.

65.   The changes followed a yearlong drop in earnings because of slow sales and increased competition from discount retailers such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

66.   The discount retailer will have the right to use the popular Cherokee name on some of its store brands.

67.   The discount retailer has struggled recently, delaying expansion plans, suspending its dividend and posting a worse-than-expected first-quarter loss.

68.   The discount retailer in the past month has delayed expansion plans, suspending its dividend and posted a worse-than-expected first-quarter loss.

69.   The Fairway mini-crisis should spur the city to do something about the larger problem of allowing discount retailers to do business in New York City.

70.   The final blow came when the discount retailer was unable to get financing from its bank consortium.