1.   In recent income reports, the company has warned of flagging perfume sales.

2.   Or that Saks reacted to flagging couture sales by opening a discount warehouse.

3.   The company also is being hurt by flagging sales of VideoCD products, which use C-Cube chips to decode video images and play them back.

4.   The first overhaul, undertaken last year, was prompted by flagging ticket sales.