1.   The schlock-shops were afire with sale signs and smiling suckers, and the cops were buttoned tight and growling.

2.   And the apparel industry has changed greatly in recent years, with tightfisted consumers refusing to buy until retailers put up the sale signs.

3.   Not one sale sign turned my head even for a minute.

4.   Officials will then go the store to see for themselves, looking for retail components such as checkout lines and sale signs.

5.   Shoppers around the country said that they noticed more sale signs than before, and that they now expected them from most retailers.

6.   Some stores hang pictures of Yasser Arafat, the Palestinian leader, among their sale signs.

7.   Some retail analysts expect to see more sale signs popping up soon, though, as they try to spark more demand.

8.   The response of some businesses, like the Tokyo computer store above, has been to hang out the sale signs.

9.   While most of the stores were cited for displaying going-out-of-business sale signs, others engaged in variations on the theme.

10.   The main drag in Laredo is full of stores with for sale signs.