1.   To lure shoppers, some merchants have employed some unorthodox promotion techniques.

2.   An attractive window display can help to lure shoppers into the store.

3.   As they slashed prices to lure shoppers, department stores and chain stores saw profits fall during December.

4.   ATLANTA - Retailers that started cutting prices early in the holiday season may be forced to slash them even more to lure cautious shoppers.

5.   After using heavy discounts to lure shoppers to their stores, many retailers reported modest November sales gains Thursday.

6.   But is there a future in luring reluctant shoppers electronically or are the technological gizmos only a carnival sideshow?

7.   Central positioning helps lure shoppers out of the larger destination stores and into the rest of the mall.

8.   Chairman Floyd Hall has added groceries and more-profitable name brands such as Martha Stewart to lure back shoppers and revive earnings.

9.   Department stores suffering declining sales are holding pre-Christmas sales on merchandise to lure holiday shoppers.

10.   For the last few years, department stores have stolen the limelight from specialty clothing retailers, luring shoppers with designer names and constant sales.