1.   Similarly, banks make merchandise loans to enable customers to cope with seasonal imports especially where bulk purchases might ensure considerable discounts.

2.   This is an informal grouping whereby retailers group together to make bulk purchases.

3.   And discounts for bulk purchases have decreased as demand outstrips supply.

4.   A bulk purchase would also mitigate the inconvenience of having to log onto your computer before you buy something as mundane as gas.

5.   But most sellers set minimum orders and offer the highest discounts on bulk purchases.

6.   Fewer types of airplanes also means savings from bulk purchases of engines and spare parts, as well as simpler, cheaper storage, Shvets said.

7.   For ordinary Costco shoppers, tacking on delivery costs to bulk purchases could cut into savings they might reap in loading up their own cars at real stores.

8.   Moreover, a decade after CDs were introduced, consumers have finally replaced their vinyl records, ending bulk purchases, said analyst Jill Krutick of Smith Barney.

9.   Now he makes bulk purchases of movie star photos and art prints to sell in online auctions, and he reports that his gross revenue is in six figures.

10.   Retail sales have risen while rental car companies and corporate fleets have cut back sharply on less lucrative bulk purchases during the downturn.