1.   The way to stop the fur trade is to alienate the customer.

2.   And Murray has to do so without alienating customers or shrinking his revenue base.

3.   And those attempts at change must be achieved without alienating current customers.

4.   AnnTaylor Stores Corp. said it had a fiscal fourth-quarter loss as the retailer alienated traditional customers by offering too many different styles of clothing.

5.   Augenthaler suspects that faulty data may have wreaked havoc on routing systems and billing procedures, alienating customers.

6.   Before, during and after the news conference, Toscani was pressed on the issue of whether his style was counterproductive because it alienated potential customers.

7.   By not studying the makeup business the company alienated its customers and also fashion magazine editors.

8.   Claiming victory might have alienated potential customers.

9.   Instead, it alienated customers even further.