1.   And if retailers cannot get help from the outside, they are happy to dangle carrots for those within.

2.   And in a throwback to a more regulated era, large retailers must now get permission from local committees to open stores.

3.   And in communities with many stores, retailers get especially competitive for customers, so prices can drop even lower.

4.   Bigger retailers got shipments later in the day.

5.   Both retailers will also get minority stakes in new company.

6.   But as eToys suggests, when an e-commerce retailer gets it all right, success can follow.

7.   But Scheuer said retailers have gotten smarter about ordering.

8.   But some retailers are getting even tougher about taking back merchandise.

9.   Catalog retailers got the cold shoulder from shoppers last season.

10.   Even seemingly unrelated retailers are getting into the act.