1.   Analysts say the steep price Markdowns that retailers took all month will exact a heavy toll on profits.

2.   Electrical retailers will often take away old appliances if you buy a new one, sometimes in part-exchange.

3.   American retailers are taking note.

4.   And savvy retailers are taking note, he says.

5.   And the retailers took the dare, registering their concern about losing the traditional Anne Klein customer.

6.   By most accounts, retailers are taking a harder hit than airlines, at least in percentage terms.

7.   Cohen of Strategic Mindshare said the experiences of Gap and Levi show no retailer can take the youth market for granted just because teenagers represent a large shopping demographic.

8.   He attributed most of the savings to lower gas commodity costs and said deregulation has allowed the home imporovement retailer to take maximum advantage of commodity price swings.

9.   If the leases of the other three stores are not taken over by other retailers, Farber said the space would be reconfigured for new users.

10.   In addition, the tags allow retailers to take high-priced items out of locked cases and put them onto shelves within easy reach of the impulse buyer.