1.   And with the start this month of WebPC, a PC geared to the retail consumer, Dell is finally attacking the home market.

2.   Five years ago Andy Grove, the CEO at Intel Corp., told me he was just not interested in the retail consumer.

3.   I think the mass retail consumer is looking for the same comfort.

4.   Not only is it a problem in itself, but WorldCom has never really concentrated on retail consumers.

5.   Some retail observers think consumers have not only changed when they shop, but what they shop for.

6.   The price reductions may or may not be passed on to retail consumers, depending on store policies.

7.   Under a deregulation plan put in place three years ago, the utilities have not been able to pass along the rising wholesale costs of electricity to retail consumers.

8.   Vetelino, who would like to eventually market his device to retail consumers, has a larger goal in mind anyway.