1.   Analysts said the same-store sales figures will also be helped by an easy comparison to last June, when sales slowed after several months of robust gains.

2.   Computer sellers, for example, almost all reported weak sales in October, despite easy comparisons with the year before.

3.   Easy comparisons among countries will result in lower prices on many goods, especially if they are ordered by mail or over the Internet.

4.   Easy quarterly comparisons also help in the next two quarters.

5.   Indeed, almost every retailer that reported strong sales Thursday went up against very easy comparisons.

6.   It is an easy comparison.

7.   Part of the strength, however, was because the year-ago quarter was lousy, making this one an easy comparison.

8.   Several had expected positive numbers, particularly because the company had such an easy comparison over last year.

9.   The effective rent report also allows for easy comparisons of different markets.

10.   They have easy sales comparisons, lean inventories and are operating fewer new stores.