1.   Shop said that all its stores were open but that customers were few and far between.

2.   Chemists, grocers, clothing, footwear and leather shops say that sales improved significantly compared with a year ago.

3.   One shop wanted to replace more parts than another shop said I needed.

4.   Three shops said they did not deliver, and a fourth, the Inn-Pasta Family Restaurant, declined to deliver because the caller sounded suspicious.

5.   Other shops also said they have no links to bin Laden.

6.   Pawn shops say business is booming as cash-strapped power customers pawn televisions and other valuables to pay their bills.

7.   Another shop also said it had no links to bin Laden.

8.   Many shops also say some proceeds from Diana sales go the memorial fund, but few say how much.

9.   Some shops said bin Laden masks were their most requested item, with George Bush masks trailing well behind.